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Hedge fund fees under pressure

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... exploiting lies in taking advantage of value opportunities presented by liquidity scarcity in the market. While quantitative easing has helped to wash the market with extra capital, Korinke says that a tougher regulatory environment has seen banks step ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... 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 caused the Australian materials sector to open 2.65 ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... week. Speculation is that the Bank of Korea would follow suit and the Bank of England would be increasing its quantitative easing limit soon. Benign or non-rising inflation in most countries ensure that this would remain the state of play for some time. ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... diversification away from currencies such as the US dollar, and this is helping drive bond prices higher. Quantitative easing in the US, Japan and the UK has the effect of lowering global bond yields. "For Australia, this artificial suppression means ...

High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... US interest rates giving US authorities very few macroeconomic tools to stimulate their economy other than quantitative easing illustrates the folly in arguments that the RBA should follow suit and slash rates in Australia. If only the US had tried what ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... again should support the US property market." The investment specialist says liquidity support from the US's quantitative easing programme will support the global economy and boost company earnings. While Greetham accepts that the threats posed by the ...

Commodities boom over: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... suggest only a muted uptick in the future. While many commentators have argued that a continuation of the Fed's quantitative easing policy should support fresh highs in precious metals such as gold and silver, Rider believes gold prices could weaken ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... Ben Bernanke is largely expected to stay on for another term and Birkhold says this means a continuation of quantitative easing. "The net result of such a policy may well be a continuing of the four-year trend in favour of 'hard assets' such as gold ...

Bear market end in sight: AMP Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... financial crisis to wipe out them out again. Through 2009 and early 2010 the stock market benefited from a quantitative easing fuelled rally only for eurozone debt-to-GDP fears to scare everyone back into safe-havens. But now AMP's chief economist says ...

Same old blues but some upside in 2013: Russell and Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... Elsewhere he said that the increasing demand for income in the face of market volatility, combined with ongoing quantitative easing measures would be constructive for share prices. However, despite the improving environment, both men said that the threat ...