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Lo-doc lending headaches

Are lo-doc loans too high maintenance? While the Big Four banks have all jumped on the lo-doc bandwagon, consulting firm Deloitte said other finance groups are starting to question the business model behind non-conforming loans. Lo-doc loans or non-conforming ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell sharply in response to the fiercest Israeli-Lebanese clashes in a decade. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 60 points to 5008 at 0737 AEST. ...

Fixed income not for everyone, yet: FIIG

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006
When it comes to implementing fixed interest strategies there are products and services for the big end of town and daylight second. This is a problem FIIG Securities is hoping to fix. Jim Stening, managing director of fixed income specialist FIIG Securities ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open higher after a strong lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was UP 33 points to 5133 at 0745 AEST. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open LOWER after a mixed lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was DOWN seven points to 5140 at 0747 AEST. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release ...

Small cap funds not driven by skill: van Eyk

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
According to van Eyk, the performance of small cap funds will be dictated by market conditions rather than the skill of the managers. New research by van Eyk into small cap managers has revealed most have large factor biases and, while they will outperform ...

Double-digit returns despite recent setbacks: Intech

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
Intech Investment Consultants is tipping that superannuation funds will return 14.8 per cent to their members for the 2005/06 financial year, the third consecutive year of double digit returns. The prediction, based on Intech's Super Growth Universe ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open weaker after a slide on Wall Street due to weaker-than-expected jobs data in the US on Friday night. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 37 points to 5113 at 0817 AEST. ...

Depreciation changes boost property investment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
One of the hidden surprises in the recent Federal Budget was changes to property investment depreciation rules. According to Property Investment latest market update, "The proposal was to increase the Diminishing Value rate for depreciation on items ...

Staff churn at 452

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
Boutique manager and start-up of ex Perpetual head Peter Morgan, 452 Capital has had two analyst departures over the last month and is expecting to announce one replacement next week. The Aussie equity boutique lost both analysts, Kirsten Thompson and ...