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Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... thinking that the dividends are safe are going to discover that they're not at all safe." (RBS wasn't even factoring in Brexit at the time). But if you acted on RBS' recommendation on the 8th of January and sold US equities, you would be kicking yourselves ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... growth forecast for 2016 to 1.0% to 2.0% from the 1.0% to 3.0% it predicted earlier, citing downside risks that include: Brexit uncertainties and rising corporate credit levels in China.

K2 hurt by Brexit call

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
K2 Asset Management says investor confidence was "the only true fatality" coming out of the Brexit referendum and it is encouraging investors to ride out the ebbs and flows of equity markets. In releasing the firm's FY16 results, chairman Campbell Neal ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
Australia business confidence Brexit and the close 2 July Australian Federal elections dented Australian business sentiment as could be expected, but only just. The National Australia Bank (NAB) business confidence index eased to a reading of plus 4 ...

ASX blockchain move defensive: Professor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... believe it processes something like 50 to 60,000 and up to 250,000 transactions a day - a sixth of what the ASX did on the Brexit day," Richards said. He added that drawing comparisons against bitcoins is really good and useful for some discussions ...

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... less?), this ¥7.5 trillion would be spread over the next two years. The BOJ and Abe move was not because of the economy but Brexit. "Against the backdrop of the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union and the slowdown in emerging economies... ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... relief for people and communities effected by natural disasters, and measures to offset the expected impacts on Japan of Brexit. It will also contain policy responses to address Japan's complex regulatory structure. Despite the size of the stimulus package ...

Magellan eyes 'exponential growth' from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... in Tesco and Lloyds Banking Group have hurt the group's flagship Global fund as the pound has plunged in the wake of the Brexit vote, but chief executive and chief investment officer Hamish Douglass has his sights on more exciting long-term trends to ...

Henderson insto flows turn positive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
Investment manager Henderson says its first half results were dominated by market uncertainty around the Brexit referendum, underpinning the importance of global diversification in the business. In a statement to the ASX yesterday, Henderson chief executive ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... non-engineering projects. Non-mining investment is also showing significant signs of weakness, they added. UK property's Brexit's hit Downward revisions to UK economic output following the referendum vote have been swift and severe, said TH Real Estate ...