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North American sovereigns hardest hit by oil crisis

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... wealth funds in North America will suffer the biggest impacts of the sharp drop in oil prices, rather than those in oil-producing emerging markets. Invesco's Global Sovereign Asset Management Study shows that the majority (80%) of North American sovereign ...

Better to own or to rent investments?

JOHN DYALL  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... in old age dependency ratios. Two things happen when a population gets older: 1. Increasing demand for stable income producing securities to fund retirements 2. The proportion of the population engaged in paid work gets smaller. The first point is exacerbated ...

Perennial fund rated by Lonsec, Zenith

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... said. The fund has a bias towards ASX-listed stocks outside the top 20, with the portfolio focused on quality companies producing longer-term yield and franking benefits. The IPO is managed by joint lead managers Lonsec Limited, Macquarie Capital Australia ...

PIMCO appoints vice president, client analytics

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... develop frameworks for return forecasting, risk management, relative value analysis and portfolio optimisation, as well as producing bespoke asset allocation research. "Laura will enhance our client analytics infrastructure in Australia which will help ...

Oil price shock, nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
... someone out there in this galaxy wishin' and hopin' and prayin' higher oil prices to be. (Apart from those extracting, producing, investing in and lending to oil companies and nations, that is). And oh, climate changers too. But this was exactly what ...

Beddoes creates 10 Minute Business Planner

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... reviewing business fundamentals to identify gaps before they become a problem," Dr. Tucker said. Beddoes is currently producing a snapshot of the advice sector to share with the broader adviser community early next year.

Banks should hold more capital: Murray

AAP  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... establishment of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. The inquiry received more than 6500 submissions since their producing an interim report in July. The government says it will now consult with stakeholders before it makes any decision on ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... Paris climbed 0.50 per cent to 4,244.10 points. "European stock markets were fairly static on Tuesday with low volumes producing low volatility as investors paid tribute to fallen heroes on Remembrance Day in the UK and Veterans Day in the US," said ...

Bond experts reiterate need for flexible duration strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... growth, a low-inflation environment and a highly levered borrower base - a market condition we call The New Neutral - is producing a subtle rise in interest rate risk as the duration of many bond portfolios is rising." Bond duration is a measure of a ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... Australian Pharmaceutical Industries rose two cents to 69 cents after the owner of Priceline said it's confident of producing stronger earnings despite slumping into the red following a series of asset writedowns.