Macquarie likes REITs over utilities, infrastructure
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Property trusts are probably a better investment than utilities and infrastructure, says an analysis from Macquarie Group.
Property trusts are probably a better investment than utilities and infrastructure, says an analysis from Macquarie Group.
A record amount flowed into global exchange-traded funds for a second straight year, BlackRock said.
Volatility is the new black in financial markets, with the ASX 200 reaching a high of 5982 in late April and a low of 4918 in late September this year, a span of more than 1000 points across the year.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management believes that almost everyone who wanted to sell the Australian dollar based on its link to iron ore has already sold.
Rather than introduce efficiencies, peer-to-peer money transfers could increase cost and complexity for some businesses wanting to exchange currency.
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Currency traders have plenty to think about as we wend our way towards the end of the year.
ASIC's deadline for OTC derivative providers to start reporting trade transactions is now in place.
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David Hale, the American economist who died last month aged 64, promoted Australia to a global audience.
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