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FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
The active versus passive debate is one that has raged for decades but with the latest figures showing a steady increase in the amount being allocated to index strategies, Mark Smith asks the experts if the jig is up for active fund managers. It seems ...

AMP Capital property CIO departs, replacement announced

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
AMP Capital director and chief investment officer of Property Andrew Bird will retire in March 2015 after a decade in the role. Bird will be replaced by Adam Tindall, who is currently chief operating officer, property, at AMP Capital. Bird has been ...

G20, FTA and Vlad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... according to "Business Spectator', "FTA to see 85% of all Australian exports enter China tariff-free, worth $18bn over a decade". "Finance, tourism and health" and "beef" and "dairy" would be the biggest winners, adds the Australian Financial Review. ...

China's mean regression

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... current pace - be it PM Li's 7.5% target or the 7.3% third quarter rate or the IMF's 6.3% prediction by the end of the decade. The Economist cited a working paper by Lant Pritchett and Larry Summers of Harvard University, titled "Asiaphoria meets regression ...

BMO creates intermediary sales director role

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Western Sydney and is a qualified financial adviser. "With more than a decade of experience in the financial services sector, Michael brings an exceptional background of industry experience and a wealth ...

I wish I may, I wish I might

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
Uh-oh, looks like the Wall Street seesaw has just been whipsawed. Wall Street's action - and their presumed causes -- over the past three days are summed up in Bloomberg's headlines over the past three days: S&P 500 Falls to Nine-Week Low on Global ...

'Bond King' Bill Gross leaves Pimco

AAP  |  SATURDAY, 27 SEP 2014
... Pimco's flagship Total Return hasn't fared well recently. The fund lost 2.3 per cent last year, its first loss in more than a decade, according to S&P Capital IQ. It's done better this year, returning 3 per cent. Still, that is half of a point less than ...

FEATURE: Quenching the thirst for income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
Low economic growth and wavering investment confidence in the wake of the global financial crisis has turned a stampede of investors onto the portfolio boosting benefits of income-paying investments. But understanding the many options available can ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... profit margins would offset some of the impact of what it expects to be the best market for building products in more than a decade. Foodmaker Goodman Fielder was up 0.5 cents at 62.5 cents after the competition watchdog cleared the way for an Asian ...

Alibaba co-founder tops China rich list

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... world order. This year, the report showed a record 354 "dollar billionaires" in China, which is up 13% from last year. A decade ago, there were just three billionaires. The growth in the number of China's mega-rich highlights the country's economic transformation ...