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Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... only that... here's what Bloomberg recommended I read next "based on my reading history", U.S. Stocks Rise With Dollar, Bonds Drop on Growth Bets Jobless Claims in U.S. at 14-Year Low Over Past Month Leading Indicators Index Shows U.S. Economy to Keep ...

Global deflation - the next worry?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... were even spooked that inflation would run away when we first heard of QE, didn't we all? But so far, only asset prices - bonds, equities, property - have inflated and ran up, up and away. Perhaps, it's time for the 'powers that be' to craft a new experiment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... seventh consecutive session, adding more than one per cent after the European Central Bank indicated it could buy corporate bonds. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 60.9 points, or 1.14 per cent, at 5,385.9 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Former JBWere acting CEO joins Impact Investing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... up the newly-formed not-for-profit organisation that aims to grow impact investment opportunities such as social benefit bonds. Madhavan spent 12 years at wealth management firm JBWere, working in a range of roles including investment advisor, head of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... and good home sales figures. Upbeat US home sales data and speculation that the European Central Bank may buy corporate bonds to tackle slowing inflation rates in the region boosted US markets overnight, CommSec market analyst Juliana Roadley said. The ...

US$200b a quarter to keep the bulls going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... hey, that was last week - the week that ended with CB assurances. This week we find that the ECB has started buying covered bonds and could even do more. Reuters reported that, "The European Central Bank is considering buying corporate bonds on the secondary ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... also gained momentum from speculation that the European Central Bank could widen its bond-buying initiatives to corporate bonds. LONDON - European stock markets shot up after Chinese economic growth data boosted optimism over the global economic outlook ...

Singapore CPF tightens fee caps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... equities have reduced 20 basis points from 1.95% to 1.75%. The fee cap in the medium to high risk category (equities and bonds) have also been reduced 20 basis points from 1.75% to 1.55%. Fee caps in the low to medium risk category (fixed income and ...

FTSE and ASFA launch Australian bond indices

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... sub-indices, under three broad categories. The Australia Overall Index category includes sovereign, corporate and sub-sovereign bonds; the Australia Government index includes federal and state bonds; and the Australia Covered Bonds Index includes AUD ...

Active fund failure shown in new data

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... 200 A-REIT index over three and five years, while more than half failed to beat the benchmark over one year. In Australian Bonds 79.69% underperformed S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Interest Index in the one-year period, 86.54% underperformed the benchmark ...