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The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... these are still not normal times... not with the Fed still anchoring the fed funds rate at zero and not with it still purchasing US$45 billion monthly. Yields falling at the long end with the short anchored (normally) presage a slowing in the economy. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... 22,953.76 but Shanghai closed 0.18 per cent lower, or 3.66 points, to end at 2,021.29. HSBC said preliminary data from its purchasing managers index (PMI) showed activity in China's factories declining at a much slower pace in May than in April. The ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... from China. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5,464. The HSBC purchasing managers index (PMI) for China for April on Monday came in at 48.1, a tad up from the 48.0 in March but weaker than the ...

New entrants drive growth in global equities sector

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... Fernandez said that a strong investment case for global equities due to opportunities from offshore equity markets and the purchasing power of the Australian dollar had also contributed to the growth in the sector. "The new additions create many opportunities ...

Virgin Money cops fine for misleading direct insurance ads

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... factor that affects coverage of the Product', when in fact weight could be a relevant factor in determining coverage. "Purchasing life insurance is an important decision and consumers should be able to confidently rely on representations made to them ...

The music's still playing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... US$10 bil reduction in its monthly bond buying budget. That is, the Fed would be announcing that it would be asset purchasing US$45 billion worth instead of US$55 billion. And this Virginia, like we explained early in the New Year, is what's keeping ...

Plato partners Milliman to offer retiree income solution

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... opportunity to invest in a more sustainable way given the ever increasing length of retirement and the need to maintain purchasing power over time. "By delivering the MMRS as an overlay to Plato's existing fund, advisers and their clients will gain access ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... 0830 AEDT on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,410. China said its official purchasing managers index of manufacturing activity came in at 50.3 for March, up slightly from February's eight-month low of 50.2. ...

A$ rising on China slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... is slowing. Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? Or perhaps... simply morons. The HSBC/Markit Economics China flash purchasing managers' index (PMI) eased to 48.1 in March - the lowest level in eight months -- from February's final reading of 48.5. This ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... manufacturing data showed activity contracted in March to its weakest rate in eight months, with the HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI) falling to 48.1. It is the latest indication that the world's number two economy, and key Australian ...