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Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... market strategist Stan Shamu said. "There is a massive unwind with global growth concerns, the US starting to tighten, Europe is in a very bad place and Abenomics (Japan's economic policy) is not working either," he said. The biggest falls are in resources ...

NZ Super CEO higher paid than Aussie counterparts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... from 1.7% to 2.5% of its overall portfolio. Almost half of all its investments are in North American assets, with 25% in Europe and 14% in New Zealand. The report also showed that the fund heavily favours passive over active investment, with 70% of its ...

Business as usual for PIMCO Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
The head of PIMCO's investment business in Australia expects no changes to processes, investment strategy or personnel following the shock exit of 'bond king' Bill Gross last month. "The Australian portfolio management team continues to invest for our ...

TH Real Estate buys up Brisbane shopping centre

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... look forward to a collaborative working relationship." TH Real Estate owns over $18 billion of retail assets throughout Europe and Asia alone, representing over 170 standing investments.

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... improved a little from its poor start but is still trading lower, after a sharp fall on markets in the United States and Europe overnight. The market slide was generated partly by an International Monetary Fund report that lowered its global economic ...

Standard Life Investments names head of new infra debt team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
Standard Life Investments has named the person to head of its new infrastructure debt team in its London office. Former head of project finance (public sector) at Nationwide Building Society Jeremy Allcock will lead the team and assume responsibility ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
The Australian stock market is slightly lower, following a mixed lead from overseas. European markets finished sharply lower overnight, with Germany's DAX 30 down two per cent amid disappointment with the European Central Bank's latest stimulus plans. ...

Super Mario dropkicks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
Draghi dropkicks markets. Super "whatever it takes" Mario has promised a lot... but delivered short. Hence, we got what we got last night. The euro reversed its decline, so did euro bond yields and European equity indices dropped. The Euro Stoxx-600 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... Economists on average expect the US economy added 210,000 jobs in September, after a disappointing 142,00 in August. LONDON - Europe's stock markets have plunged after investors appeared disappointed at the limited extent of the European Central Bank's ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
Looks like Halloween has come early to Wall Street. Equity indices fell -- big time -- on 'The Street' right at the stroke of October. The Dow's down 1.4% (with Transport down 2.5%); the S&P 500 fell 1.3%; the Nasdaq's off 1.6% and the Russell 2000's ...