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A quarter of global instos plan to grow alternatives investment teams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... This compares to 27% of hedge fund investors, 25% of real estate investors and 14% of infrastructure investors. At least a third of investors in each individual alternative asset class feel positively about the respective asset classes at present, with ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... Japan's trade deficit in July. But the shortfall still came in worse than expected after a marked slowdown in the world's third-largest economy. Seoul also ended flat, inching up 1.64 points to 2,072.78 but Shanghai slid 0.23 per cent, or 5.12 points ...

Cap market efficiency plummets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... generating new capital to fuel business expansion. More concerning is that this ability to raise capital has deteriorated to one third what it was 20 years ago. "In 1990, for every $10 of secondary market trading activity, there was $1 of capital raising. ...

Consumers ask banks to disclose brand ownership

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... that 70.4% of respondents thought bank advertisements were 'confusing' and 64.7% believed they were 'misleading'. Only a third of the people (33.1%) thought they were 'honest' with just 26.4% saying they were 'clear.

China's communist and it works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released data showing that house prices fell by 1.1% in the month July. This is the third consecutive month of decline. House prices fell by 0.5% in June and 0.1% in May. China's surely in trouble now - big trouble ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... headlines," CMC Markets sales trader Niall King said. "Writedowns from Newcrest are weighing on the gold miner, while a third quarter update from NAB citing lower markets income has seen the bank slump deep into the red early on." Newcrest shares were ...

Consumers have no loyalty to financial institutions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... big four banks, CBA Group is the most successful in terms of share of customers' products held, with an average of over a third (37.8%) of its customers' products. Westpac Group follows with 32.8%, ANZ Group 29.9% and NAB 27.8%. The big four banks outperform ...

AdviserEdge kicks off with "live build"

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... add video, look at the businesses email strategy and rewrite his LinkedIn profile. The 2014 AdviserEdge conference (the third of its kind) has attracted over 400 financial professionals including planners and accountants. Gardner said that he has "rethought" ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,516. Earning season continues this week with National Australia Bank reporting third quarter earnings. Other highlights include, Ansell, Newcrest Mining and Stockland property group all reporting their full ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... stimulus measures. No major local economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, ANZ is expected to release its third quarter trading update, James Hardie Industries is due to post first quarter results and hold its annual general meeting in ...