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Say when

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
Yes. No. Maybe. I don't know. This is dear Aunt Janet's answer to the "lift-off" question that everyone has been waiting for - and speculating on -- since the Fed completed its QE taper back in October last year. There was plenty of information in the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following rises on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve chief indicated the US central bank was in no hurry to raise its interest rate. At 0833 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Blue Sky reports $2.6 million profit

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported an underlying net profit after tax of $2.6 million for the half year ending 31 December 2014. Underlying revenue stood at $16.5 million, up from $7.2 million in the prior corresponding period. The directors ...

Mind over matter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
Unlike the Greek tragedies of bailout past, investors appear to be taking a mind over matter attitude towards Grexit these days - that is, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter. The performance of the markets' fear gauge - the VIX index - tells us so. ...

IFS opens unlisted infrastructure assets to retail investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
IFM Investors' unlisted Australian infrastructure fund can now be accessed by retail investors, via a vehicle managed by Industry Fund Services (IFS) The IFS Infrastructure Investment Model pools retail investors' funds and then invests them in the ...

Ball rolling in Wilson HTM spin-off deal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
Wilson HTM Securities will be sold to a combination of existing staff, Deutsche Bank and Craigs Investment Partners before the year is out. Under the proposed deal, Wilson HTM Investment Group (WIG) will transfer its shareholdings in the Securities ...

Breathing space or gasping room?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
"ATHENS - After nearly two weeks of tense negotiations, Greece and its troika of foreign creditors said Monday that they had clinched an agreement on economic measures that Athens must enforce to secure the release of further crucial rescue money." ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
The Australian share market has opened almost flat after a mixed night of trade on overseas stock markets. At 1015 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.6 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 5,901.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Low rates set to push fixed income ETF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Demand for exchange traded funds (ETFs) holding fixed income is set to increase on a low rate environment, iShares director Jonathan Howie said. Howie told Financial Standard that demand for BlackRock's three fixed income ETFs has increased since mid-2014. ...

Magellan doubles profit, consolidates global presence

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Magellan Financial Group doubled its profit after tax to $77.4 million in the first half of financial year 2014-2015, while it kept strengthening its global presence. The group reported a revenue increase of 91% to $128.5 million during the six months ...