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CBA posts $4.27bn half year profit

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... strong balance sheet with high levels of capital and provisioning. "We have seen, in recent weeks, that there is still volatility in global markets," Narev said. "The risks presented by that volatility continue to suppress business confidence." He said ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... could change that.... and the outlook is good. There is "broad improvement" in the US jobs market and that the current volatility in emerging markets "... do not pose a substantial risk to the U.S. economic outlook." Yes, it's good, but it gets better. ...

Macquarie says market conditions improving

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... recent improvements in market conditions persist. "Consistent with our previous statement to the market, while market volatility makes forecasting difficult, we continue to expect the FY14 (2014 fiscal year) net profit contribution from operating groups ...

ETF market has first fall in 20 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... under management this month, units on issue grew by 1.2% suggesting investor appetite remains buoyant despite recent volatility in the markets," BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said. Net outflows for January were small with the majority coming ...

SMSFs poised to boost infrastructure investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... has traditionally been extremely limited due to the high dollar threshold. But the fact that it is a low risk, low volatility and long term investment makes infrastructure an attractive option for these investors. In a recent submission to the Productivity ...

Mmm bargains, hmm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... chief Janet would ease up or stop or even unwind the QE unwinding (that is, increase asset purchases). More so if the volatility in emerging markets persists, becomes contagious and buys a round trip ticket to bite Uncle Sam's behind and today's bargain ...

Tyndall AM names new head of Fixed Income

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... philosophy or strategy, and the fixed income team will continue to focus daily on managing downside risk and maintaining low volatility for clients," he said. "Roger has been with Tyndall for 15 years, and has a wealth of experience in fixed income strategy ...

I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... Turkey, Brazil, India and South Africa intensifies." And who invests in European banks? And what's the emerging market volatility doing to the yen? It's sending it up. And what's the higher yen doing? It's putting pressure on Japanese exporters and soon ...

Federation platform adds Pengana Aussie Equities Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... significantly over the last year as advisers seek ways to maintain capital and produce reasonable returns in the face of volatility and stretched equity market valuations," Pengana Capital director of distribution Damian Crowley said. The Pengana Australian ...

Another 10 bil to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... of the United States."...and St. Louis Fed's James Bullard: "We're not going to make policy based on emerging-market volatility alone." Sowee there's one more...not continuing to taper now when the signs are flashing green would cost the Fed its credibility. ...