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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a rally in petroleum-linked equities helped lift US stocks following mixed earnings and economic data. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 38 points at 5,937. ...

China's trade trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
Crrr-unch! That's the sound of China's 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 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... season gets going on Tuesday with JPMorgan Chase (+0.7 per cent) and Wells Fargo (+0.6 per cent) both reporting. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have closed mixed as investors digested poor Chinese trade data that signalled fresh weakness in the ...

Europe and Japan becoming preferred equity markets

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... Investments head of global strategy Andrew Milligan noted the company's house view had adjusted accordingly, with Japan and Europe being given "Heavy" equities allocations; US and UK markets have been shifted to "Neutral". "The Global Investment Group ...

Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... the FTSE-100 index reaching record highs, the Nikkei-225 index rising to over 20K points for the first time in 15 years, Europe scripts also at 15-year peaks, and as per Bloomberg's report, "The S&P 500 is now less than 1 per cent from its all-time high ...

Nikko partners geopolitical risk specialist

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... Eurasia Group's team of more than 60 analysts provide political analysis on 100+ countries covering Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. Investment products serving both institutional and retail clients ...

Go-it-alone investment culture taking hold in Europe

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Direct-to-consumer retail distribution via platforms is on the rise in the UK and the rest of Europe looks set to follow, according to new research by global analytics firm Cerulli. In the United Kingdom the low-margin business of fund distribution ...

ACSI names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... has appointed Louise Davidson as chief executive following current chief executive Gordon Hagart's decision to return to Europe. Davidson is currently the environmental, social and governance investment manager at the $30 billion industry superannuation ...

SMSF the next frontier for robo advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... local robo advisory market to develop in a similar manner to countries like the United States and Canada, and parts of Europe, which have experienced explosive growth in the last five years," Dunbar said. Dunbar said robo advice was not a threat to financial ...

Challenger boutique nominated for three Investor's Choice awards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Challenger-owned WyeTree Asset Management was nominated in three EMEA categories for the 2015 Investor's Choice Awards. WyeTree is an alternative asset manager and part of Challenger's multi-boutique business, Fidante Partners. It was nominated for ...