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Global uncertainty provides opportunities in retail property

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... are affecting some parts of the world more than others. In the US, for instance, the earnings have been robust and the recovery looks to be underway but the threat of rising interest rates from near zero has weighed on markets. Meanwhile, in Asia the ...

Investor confidence drives advice growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The recovery of investor confidence after the global financial crisis is benefiting the financial planning space, which has seen a surge of clients looking for advice. An Investor Trends Planner Business Model Report for May 2013 found that new client ...

NAB Wealth flat as bank's profit rises 2%

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... for its UK banks at a reasonable price. He said it might also be possible for NAB to hold on to that business if the recovery is stronger than expected. "We've held the view for the last six months that NAB offers the best upside potential of any of ...

More taper talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013

Platinum reports stellar result

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... 12.6% compared to 5.2% from the index. Platinum chairman Bruce Phillips attributed the rise to the global stock market recovery as well as the alpha generated by the investment business, Platinum Asset Management. "This strong short-term performance ...

PM Capital boosted by beer and Las Vegas property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Beer companies performing at full strength and a bet on the Las Vegas housing recovery has contributed to the strong outperformance of PM Capital. The boutique fund manager's investment philosophy centres on buying good quality companies at good prices ...

AIA tackles spike in mental illness-related claims

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... chance of ever returning to work is only 35%. "Having a workplace support network in place is extremely important for the recovery process, and enhances the chances that an employee will return to work full time."

Can cheap, high quality stocks can still be found?

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... many of the expensive defensive stocks that investors had flocked to in the midst of the crisis are more vulnerable to a recovery-induced rise in interest rates. The value approach meant that negative news or changing factors which called into question ...

Strong US recovery to send bond yields through the roof

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
A faster and stronger-than-expected recovery in the US could send 10-year Treasury yields soaring to 10%, according to Magellan Financial Group chief executive officer and portfolio manager Hamish Douglass. In a presentation to advisers and other clients ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
Australian shares have opened weaker despite a recovery on Wall Street, but local resource giants are defying the trend. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local market had simply run out of momentum after a strong finish on Thursday ...