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One down, two to go

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015

... first, it was less than market expectations for growth of 0.5%. The French economy stagnated (0%) in the June quarter while Italy's eased to 0.2% from 0.3%. Growth slowed to 0.1% from 0.6% in the Netherlands. Needless to say, such growth rates aren't ...

Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015

... bank Banca Popolare di Milano, "not because we think that Europe will be ok, but because we see that there's a change in Italy's bankruptcy regulations." "Southern European banks are highly sensitive to macroeconomic trends and we appreciate that as ...

Euro - another experiment doomed to fail?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015

... Germany's deficit reached 4% of GDP and debt 63.9% in 2003; the same year, France's deficit was 4.1% and debt grew to 62.9%; Italy's deficit was at 3.5% and debt 105.7%. Well... they made their bed. Everybody's talkin' 'bout the dire consequences for ...

Graccident averted (yet again)

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015

... "Grexit", "Grexodus" and "Graccident" vapourised. And then, there was contagion. Spain's equity market rallied by 3.9%, Italy's by 3.5%, Portugal's by 2.2%, Ireland's by 1.0% and their bond yields and their respective 10-year bond yields dropped (except ...

ANALYSIS: The rise of the periphery

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015

When the global financial crisis broke, people dubbed them the PIIGS. Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain were the ugly ducklings of Europe. They had inefficient economies, had been relying on EU funding and were heavily indebted. Today, most ...

APAC fastest growing region for millionaire investors

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015

... HNW in a list that also includes the United States, Japan, Germany, China, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Canada and Italy. Ultra-HNW population in APAC grew by 14.3% and reached a total of 34,000 individuals. "Asia-Pacific led the growth in wealth ...

Australia bottom of the class for portfolio disclosure

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015

... terms of how quickly funds are able to release portfolio holdings data. An average 55 day turnaround is ahead of Germany, Italy, South Korea, the UK, Ireland and France. Morningstar's Asia Pacific managing director or research strategy, Anthony Serhan ...

Better than the big boys

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015

... seasonal adjustment. First quarter real GDP growth: Australia: 3.6% US: -0.8% Japan: 2.4% Germany: 1.2% UK: 1.2% France: 2.4% Italy: 1.2% Canada: -0.6% If Australia's economy was able to expand at this rate in the first quarter when the G7 (and China) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015

... Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has invited his counterparts and their central bank chiefs from Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the United States, for the gathering that kicks off later on Wednesday. Meantime, markets were attentive to ...

PIMCO sees opportunity in EU bonds

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 27 APR 2015

... he said. Worah argued that the ECB quantitative easing program will benefit "European peripheral bonds," mainly Spain and Italy. "A program of this magnitude likely would be centered on government bonds; however, non-financial corporate bonds are also ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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