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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... market has opened lower for the fourth straight session as concerns about political gridlock in the US hit investor sentiment across the globe. A standoff between Republicans and Democrats in Congress has already caused the partial shutdown of the US ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... stocks were the worst performers on the market. St Louis Fed president James Bullard's comments weighed on investor sentiment, as it came only days after US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke had suggested quantitative easing would continue, Australian Stock ...

Perpetual profits boosted by cost savings initiative

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... Despite the strong result, Lloyd warned that there is still likely to be challenges ahead for the business. "Investor sentiment is still fragile. Volatility, although easing, is still impacting flows across the industry. Perpetual's balance sheet is ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... disruption caused by Typhoon Utor. Dealers cited improved economic data in the US, Europe and China for buoying investor sentiment, along with a Japanese media report saying Tokyo was mulling corporate tax cuts to help offset an expected rise in sales ...

BEN boosts margin lending arm with new appointment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... position of head of wealth markets at BEN. The move back towards LE is a response to a perceived improvement in investor sentiment, after years of caution in the wake of the global financial crisis. "The reality is that the sector has experienced a downturn ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... data that had sparked heavy selling on prospects of a reduction in the US Federal Reserve's stimulus policy. Investor sentiment was also soothed by easing concerns over Portugal's political crisis, dealers said. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... Markets. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets mostly treaded water as traders digested better-than-expected German investor sentiment data and an all-important US Federal Reserve policy meeting got underway. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... European stock markets climbed while the euro edged lower against the US dollar as traders welcomed German investor sentiment data and digested corporate results. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed up 0.82 per cent at 6,686.06 ...

Research reveals gender gap in share appetite

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... highlighting lower confidence from females." The report said that while there has been some improvement in investor sentiment, unless there is an increase in saving or a allocation to higher returning asset classes then women will continue to be most ...

International investment division behind BTIM success

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... business to provide growth and diversification, has underpinned the increased profit and positions us well as investor sentiment and markets improve." J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM), the UK investment management business BTIM acquired in July ...