Daily FNArena News

The launch of fixed income ETFs on the ASX finally provides individual investors with easy access to portfolio diversification though fixed income investment as a portfolio component.

Tim Price of PFP Wealth Management highlights the problems being created by central banks continuing to provide liquidity to the financial system.

Moelis joins Deutsche Bank and RBS Australia in rating Decmil a Buy, seeing earnings growth from contract wins and the group’s managed village offerings.

Daily update on share prices and consensus price targets. Today’s update features ANZ Bank, as the new sector leader amongst Australian banks.

Below peer earnings growth over the past two years has contributed to underperformance from UGL but Goldman Sachs sees scope for share price gains as earnings recover in coming years.

Bank of Queensland has cleared the decks with a massive capital raising while big bank deposit rates drop and softening house prices threaten negative equity in Australia.

ATW’s Jerry Simmons explains why he is keeping a close watch on crude oil futures.

FNArena’s weekly update on short positions in the Australian share market.

Spot activity subsided again last week but RBC Capital is forecasting growing uranium supply deficits in the years ahead.

Internal efficiencies and exposure to the resource sector have Skilled Group well placed for further earnings growth, predicts Moelis.