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Australian ETF industry soars to reach $8 billion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... Index ETF complete the top five. July saw two new ETFs made available on the ASX: a fundamental index ETF and the first currency hedged international equities ETF. The launches bring the total number of products on the ASX to 81. "We expect to continue ...

ANZ profit, wealth FUM up despite insurance concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... was in line with expectations and that there was cause to be optimistic with falling interest rates, a more competitive currency, post-election certainty and rising consumer confidence all expected to give a boost to the bank. Within the global wealth ...

Super fund fortunes shift on FX exposure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Unhedged foreign currency exposure may be the way to go for super funds after a fall in the Australian dollar contributed 8.8% to unhedged portfolios in the last financial year. This bucks the trend of recent years. According to the NAB Superannuation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... to $35.12 after the company reported a boost in profit, but warned the cost of launching its US TV sports networks and currency effects will impact the year ahead.

Don't lump Asia Pacific in with EM fall

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... Index has underperformed its developed world counter-part by some 20 percentage points in 2013, with developing world currency volatility spiking in recent months. While Hepner points to high levels of corporate debt in China and current account weakness ...

India's triple dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Every country in the world wants their currency to be cheaper than the others, correct? In this world of subpar growth, a currency lower than the rest provides that extra kick that the economy needs - never mind 'beggaring the neighbours'. This is the ...

AMP Capital builds presence in Asia

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

Greece what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... Greece. It could reboot its economy, it could reflate, it could do what it wants freed from the shackles of the single currency and the euro monetary system. Events of the past few years have strengthened my view. The more they engage in austerity - ...

Australian economy "professionally managed": World Bank

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu has said Australian policy makers must remain calm about a weakening domestic currency if the economy is to manage its transition away from a focus on mining. Addressing delegates at The Bellweather Series, an ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... CAC 40 fell 0.71 per cent to 3,851.03 points. In Britain, which is a member of the European Union but not the single-currency eurozone, annual inflation hit a 14-month peak in June, official data showed. Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation jumped to ...