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Risks are overstated: AUI

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... "Natural resource names remain a 'no go' zone in our opinion; while they are unambiguously cheap, the majority of commodities remain in an oversupplied position and investors should expect commodities to track sideways for at least two years." Padowitz ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... pounce. An alternative take is that financial markets force them to pounce. Heightened financial market - equities, commodities, currencies -- volatility, downgraded predictions for global (mainly emerging markets) growth, fears of a crash landing in ...

Macquarie reports annuity business profit dips

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... "strong performance fees in Macquarie Asset Management" seen in the previous period. Macquarie Securities, Capital and Commodities and Financial Markets, meanwhile, contributed an overall increase in profit over the previous period. Combined net profit ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... allocations to alternative assets - especially real estate and to a lesser extent hedge funds, private equity and commodities - in the larger markets have grown from 5% to 24% since 1995. In the past decade most countries have increased their exposure ...

ETFs benefit from market volatility: SSGA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... trigger a shift to investment products that provide access to a diversified portfolio of company stocks, bonds and commodities, like ETFs. "Historical data from SPDR Australia shows that over the past 10 years, there have been two distinct periods where ...

AustralianSuper merges investment options

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... Australian dollar falling since 2011. It says the fall has been driven in part by the decline in the prices of key commodities along with lower interest rates and a more subdues growth outlook for the global economy. The new investment options are the ...

China's January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... diplomatic row and reports of North Korean H-bomb testing; continued declines in the price of crude oil and most other commodities; and, anxiety over the trajectory of the Fed's interest rate policy and its impact on the US economy and emerging markets. ...

ANZ appoints acting global markets MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... position following Steve Bellotti's departure. Listorti is currently global co-head of fixed income, currencies and commodities, and is based in Singapore. Before ANZ, Listorti was global head of fixed income currencies and commodities at former investment ...

Macquarie to enter robo-advice sector

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... OwnersAdvisory is based on a fee-for-service model and will provide advice covering cash, fixed income, equities, commodities and alternatives, tailored to a client's risk profile and goals. It will have the facility to execute trades and implement plans ...

Super funds predict Aussie dollar fall

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... exposure to international equities and emerging markets. NAB executive general manager fixed income, currencies and commodities, Drew Bradford, said the decline in the Australian dollar had brought about a renewed emphasis on adaptability and flexibility ...