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Former Mercer partner joins Cooper Investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Melbourne-based Cooper Investors has confirmed that Steve Schubert joined the company in April as chief operating officer. Cooper Investors managing director, Peter Cooper, said the appointment of Schubert "is the final link in creating a long term ...

Argo lodges infrastructure LIC prospectus

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Argo Investments has lodged a prospectus for Argo Global Listed Infrastructure with ASIC. As reported in Financial Standard in April, AGLI will invest in a diversified global listed infrastructure securities and infrastructure fixed-income securities ...

Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Yes! This was my jubilant exclamation as I watched the S&P/ASX 200 index started climbing from the get go yesterday. Yup, I expected as much given the good news on or before "Mother's Day" - goldilocks US employment report, clam in the bond markets ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Happy Mother's Day! Mothers everywhere must still be bathing in the afterglow of the public (and private) displays of affection showered upon them over the one day of the year especially dedicated to mommies. Mama Mia! The sharp rebound in financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was up 43 points at 5,645. Wall Street stocks surged more than one per cent on Friday after new data showed that the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
The major banks have clawed back some losses, but continue to weigh on the broader share market. Investors are now absorbing news that the official jobless rate has risen to 6.2 per cent in April from 6.1 per cent in March. The unemployment rate is ...

Vanguard overtakes PIMCO as largest bond manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
The great battle between active and passive investment reached new heights when Vanguard overtook PIMCO as the world's largest bond mutual fund. April data showed that PIMCO's Total Return Fund was holding $110.4 billion, while Vanguard's Total Bond ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks lost ground overnight. At 0651 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 24 points at 5,631. Wall Street fell for a second straight session following disappointing ...

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
With numbers like these, who needs a rate cut? Indications of an improving labour market and strong - very strong - housing approvals are the latest domestic economic stats the men and women of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0700 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 29 points at 5,835. US stocks gained some ground following the first rise in US factory ...