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No inflation but no growth either: Janus Capital

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... else." Chang, who chairs Janus Capital's investment committee, explained that negative real interest rates in Denmark, Switzerland and Germany are a clear sign that we live in unusual times and investors need to rethink their approach to fixed income ...

Tempo finds beta growth in Europe, Asia

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... Bracken explained that initially the portfolio was "kind of conservative, we were invested in the US, Japan, the UK and Switzerland." But for the last two months "we have seen a real switch in strategy to now get into more aggressive markets." The manager ...

Cheap talk, cheaper money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... there, I'm not exactly sure but if investors are willing to pay for the privilege of lending money - as in the case of Switzerland - there's more than plenty. According to Reuters, "The Swiss Federal Treasury said it sold 232.501 million Swiss francs ...

Investment professionals depressed over future employment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... investment professionals expect employment prospects to improve. This means that "we're out-gloomed only by Brazil (14%), Switzerland (13%) and Germany (12%)," CFA Society of Sydney president Anthony Serhan said. The cheerier end of the spectrum shows ...

Australia and Switzerland agree tax crackdown

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... automatically receive details of financial accounts such as investment income and balances, that Australians hold in Switzerland, and use it to check against the income declared in Australian tax returns. The Swiss Federal Tax Administration will receive ...

Asset owners throwing money away in hidden fees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... according to Novarca, a consultancy specialising in what it calls 'cost pattern analysis.' The company, which is based in Switzerland but recently set up shop in Sydney, carries out forensic, bottom-up portfolio analysis to help asset owners understand ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... central bank stressed. "Circumstances significantly different from Denmark's... Any comparison between Denmark and Switzerland is impossible", Danish Economy Minister Morten Oestergaard, added for good measure. I wonder if this is the same vehement assurance ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... while the shares of a US brokerage were suspended. HONG KONG - Asian markets tumbled as traders were left stunned by Switzerland's shock decision to remove its currency cap against the euro. Tokyo tumbled 1.43 per cent, or 244.54 points, to end at 16,864.16. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... imposed three years ago to hold down the value of the franc against the currency of the 19-nation eurozone, of which Switzerland is not a member. Expectations that the European Central Bank will soon launch a significant economic stimulus program for ...

AMP debt fund beats target with US$1.1 billion final close

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... raising US$1.1 billion during its fundraising period. Investors came from countries including the US, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong/China and Bahrain. In addition to the total amount invested in the fund, which had a target of ...