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Victim of success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... National Statistics (ONS) revealed that claimant count unemployment decreased by a greater-than-expected 41,700 in September - the biggest monthly drop in 16 years. This comes on top of the downward adjustment (minus 9,000) in the August figure to 41,600. ...

Future Fund boosts exposure to global equities, infra

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The Future Fund has increased its exposure to infrastructure and global equities in both developed and emerging markets and, at the same time, it has reduced its exposure to debt securities and alternatives. "Across economies, policy efforts to lift ...

Higher inflation triggered by central bank decisions

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The US Federal Reserve's decision to put tapering on hold has heightened the risk of developed world economies entering a period of higher inflation, according to Ardea Investment Management principal Tamar Hamlyn. The fixed-income specialist said that ...

QE infinity anybody?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... this year. And why? Declining participation in the job market that's why. The participation rate's down to 63.2% in September - the lowest since 1978 - from 63.6% in January. We could debate the reasons behind the drop in the participation rate but what ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets as investors interpret US jobs figures as meaning the Federal Reserve will continue its stimulus measures. At 0817 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

Challenger reports big boost in annuities sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
Challenger has reported a 31% boost in its life annuities sales over the last 12 months, suggesting a burgeoning demand for annuities in Australia's as-yet-underdeveloped annuities market. Challenger's life annuities sales for the September quarter ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street that took the S&P 500 to a new all-time high and gave the Nasdaq a 1.3 per cent gain. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... surprising that in his first policy meeting on 20 September, new RBI governor Raghuram Rajan - who assumed the post on 4 September - decided to lift both the repo and reverse repo rates by 25 basis points each. The Fed's deferment of its tapering move ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US Senate leaders reached a deal for a temporary budget and to extend the debt ceiling, ending the government shutdowm. At 0826 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
The share market has opened slightly lower as falls in commodity prices overnight weigh on resources stocks. Gold, copper and oil prices all fell as the ongoing partial government shutdown in the US fueled concerns about its effects on economic growth ...