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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... Street. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose after US Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke reaffirmed the central bank's huge monetary easing scheme, but a stronger yen sent Tokyo lower. Investors remained hesitant and the euro came under pressure after ...

AFA outlines stance on conflicted remuneration

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... provided throughout the document, rather than just in a separate section. * The AFA has requested further guidance on non-monetary benefits from licensees to advisers in the context of the statement in the Revised Explanatory Memorandum that "the ban ...

Bernanke pours liquid over Roman burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... buying the dips. The S&P 500 index closed 0.6% on the up last night, encouraged by Uncle Ben's words. In his "Semi-annual "Monetary Policy Report to the Congress before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C." ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... will be for Italy, no matter who's at the helm. If the European Union or the European Central Bank or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cannot make Italy toe the line on austerity, the bond vigilantes will. But it's not only the goings-on in Italy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... near three-year low against the US dollar, while concerns eased that the US Federal Reserve could soon end its loose monetary policy. Investors in Japan cheered reports that the likely next central bank chief was in favour of aggressive monetary easing. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... remained subdued after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting stoked fears it could end its huge monetary easing sooner than expected. WELLINGTON - The NZX50 index of leading stocks rose 44.175 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 4,214.6 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... market analyst Stan Shamu said key resources stocks had tumbled after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's most recent monetary policy meeting suggested its quantitative easing may be halted. This, in turn, affected key commodity prices like gold, and ...

Australia better long-term bet than the US

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... countries. In light of the country's benign inflation outlook and attractive budget situation, Australia still has more monetary and fiscal policy flexibility than many other developed markets," Koesterich said. "The CASSH economies have emerged from ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... Tokyo fell 1.18 per cent, or 133.45 points, to 11,173.83 ahead of the G20 weekend summit where Japan's controversial monetary policy will figure prominently. Hong Kong gained 0.13 per cent, or 31.31 points, to 23,444.56 while Seoul ended flat, edging ...

Simple diversification better than 'smart beta'

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... the economics woes gripping the euro zone. Dr Peter Westaway explained how probable different outcomes for the European Monetary Union were, concluding that while it is not "sexy" diversification is still the best option. "Don't position your portfolio ...