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When Japan is blah, the Eurozone is ugh and China is wow

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... economist at $3 trillion investment giant State Street Global Advisors kickstarted the forum with an unflinching view on Europe. "It's dead in the water," he said, predicting that growth will continue to languish in the Eurozone at around one per cent. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... as US oil prices rose for third straight session behind news of lower rig counts and exploration spending cuts. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have closed higher as Greece's new anti-austerity government sought support for a renegotiation of the ...

Profile: MTAA Super chief executive Leeanne Turner

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... initially thought she'd like to be a teacher. But like many 20-year-olds, she decided to put that off for a while and travel to Europe. To do that she needed to earn some money, and as she lived near Canberra, the public service was an obvious choice. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after disappointing US economic growth report and worrisome data on eurozone inflation. At 0807 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 24 points ...

Economists divided over Europe growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
Is Europe "dead in the water" or is it going to follow the growth trend in the United States in only two years? Economists at the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum expressed different views on the future of the old continent. "They are dead in ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 47 points at 5,553. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia will ...

Asset owners throwing money away in hidden fees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... onus on the entire financial services industry to bring them down." Novarca won business from institutional clients in Europe, United Kingdom and the US representing over $500 billion in funds analysed and optimised in 2014 alone. The company said it ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower after falls on Wall Street amid speculation the Federal Reserve remains on course to raise borrowing costs. At 0900 AEST on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 65 points ...

CFSGAM completes fundraising for European infrastructure fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... fundraising saw the fund draw in $1.1billion over a six month period. Philippe Taillardat, partner, direct infrastructure Europe, said: "We believe that this success, and that of EDIF overall, directly correlates with our unique and innovative Fund's ...

Think of China as the new America

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... 3.75% in 2015. However, the growth rate will diverge from one region to another, with the United States leading the pack, Europe and Japan stagnant or growing at a slow rate and China slowing. Probyn also noted that the recent and on-going falls in oil ...