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The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... their furry behinds - if they're followers don't get to them first -- looking back at the scares that weren't. The Johnny Little's were peddling what they peddled best even before 2013 became 2014 - the sky will fall: China would suffer a hard landing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Lower commodity prices and falls on overseas markets are causing the share market to lose ground, as investors see little reason to invest. Slightly better than expected jobs data also had little impact on the market, reflecting the subdued investor ...

Federal Court hears FSC's complaints against FWC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... these points, we must raise them now." The counsel also argued that the FWC can "churn through" Expert Panel members with little consequence. One of the judges suggested this was an exaggeration. FSC chief executive John Brogden and former Labor minister ...

Investors return to active global equities managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... crisis and an improved US economy are underpinning the global economic outlook and reducing volatility," he said. "It is little surprise that global equities have recovered and active managers are more popular." The second factor is decreasing pair-wise ...

Beware high correlations: AQR

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... because viewed in aggregate, as many investors do; hedge funds appear to have high correlations to traditional assets and little added value versus a wider equity market index. This, he explained, is because there are many managers who have been attracted ...

PROFILE: Invesco CEO Martin Franc

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... market in the world, the region accounts for just half a percent of Invesco's total assets under management. It is therefore little surprise that the company opted to appoint distribution specialist and 20-year veteran of the financial services industry ...

AMP carbon screening leads to just two divestments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
AMP Capital's new fossil fuel screening criteria will have little direct impact on investments, resulting in just two divestments and the exclusion of only one extra ASX 200-listed Australian company from the 'investible universe'. Yesterday AMP Capital ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... - its lowest level since 2012. The release of weaker than expected capital expenditure numbers during morning trade had little impact on the market, CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner said. That was probably due to outlook on spending plans by the ...

Jeremy Cooper: Rethinking retirement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... expense of the retirement phase. Why is that? Part of the reason is that we actually only built an accumulation system. So a little bit like the 401K schemes in the US, all they really do is build up savings and give them to you at the end. Now we're ...

ASIC warns of complacency over confidential information

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has found little evidence of selective disclosure of market sensitive information at analyst briefings but has warned companies not to become complacent. In 2013, ASIC looked at the handling ...