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Standard Life absolute return bond fund added to platform

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... demand in Australia for absolute return funds with established track records." The ARGBS underlying fund was established in March 2011, and the Australian Trust has been made available to wholesale investors since June 2014. "ARGBS will appeal to investors ...

Now for Australia's debt surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... of manufacturing output 3 months ahead - remained below 50 (indicating contraction) for the fourth consecutive month in March to a reading of 46.3. All these, in spite of the RBA lowering the official cash rate to a record low 2.0% (and is expected to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... layoffs have grown, the Federal Reserve said in a report. Separately, the Fed said US industrial output fell 0.6 per cent in March. LONDON - European equities rebounded as weak Chinese economic growth data stoked Beijing stimulus hopes while the ECB ...

China's trade trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... trade numbers collapsing. And it was a thunderous thud, Virginia. The country's trade surplus shrank to US$3.08 billion in March from $60.6 bil in February and expectations for a US$40 bil print. With imports dropping another 12.7% in the year to March ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... late in New York on Friday. China's customs administration said exports fell by a surprising 15 per cent year-on-year in March, while imports tumbled 12.7 per cent, in the latest data showing the Asian powerhouse economy is struggling. The news weighed ...

Infocus to provide advice to First Super members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... finished. Infocus Wealth Management is a dealer group with around 200 planners and 50,000 retail clients as of July 2014. In March 2014, Infocus bought the 25% stake from NAB's MLC and is now owned by its management and advisers.

Sovereign wealth funds growing despite falling commodity prices

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... infrastructure. As a result, overall assets under management increased from $5.38 trillion in October 2013 to $6.31 trillion in March 2015. According to Preqin's research, the largest sovereign wealth funds are Norway's Government Pension Fund Global ...

Perpetual appointed RE for Regal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... the retail feeder fund for Regal Funds Management's Australian Long Short Equity Fund following a unitholder meeting in March. The appointment followed the retirement of Ascalon Capital Managers who decided to exit its responsible entity business as ...

The first is always the best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... tete-a-tete - might give them pause for a re-think. US employment disappointed expectations, increasing by just 126,000 in March against expectations for a 247,000 addition and the lowest gain since December 2013. Yes Virginia. What hope do we lesser ...

Q1 earnings expectations get rub down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... or indications that the US economy might be slowing - employment disappointed expectations, increasing by just 126,000 in March against expectations for a 247,000 addition and the lowest gain since December 2013 - for they cancel each other. A weakening ...