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Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... underwriting global interest. "We expect that interest to continue. Australia is digesting the end of the mining and commodity booms remarkably well, our investment offering remains attractive, and Asia continues to offer growth prospects for the Australian ...

EM equities beating global indices: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... see the dollar appreciate aggressively in the near-term which supports investment in emerging markets. Stability in commodity markets is also a positive for emerging market companies." He added that EM small and mid-caps "offer plenty of opportunities" ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... components. "The bulk of the improvement in Index since the start of the year has come from improved international conditions (commodity prices; US industrial production; share market; and yield spread). However it has been pleasing this month to see ...

DTCC to cut GTR fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... interest rates, equities, FX and commodities. In addition to the ASIC & MAS reporting regimes, DTCC also supports the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Canadian reporting across provinces, the European Securities and Markets Authority ...

Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016

The twenty-first night of September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker expect the worst as underlined by the sharp falls in equities, bond and commodity markets and the VIX index soared by 39.9% at the end of last week's trading activity. Worse than worst, this is happening in ...

Low rates signify opportunity for reinvesting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... advantage of", and a bolstered tourism industry due to the low Australian dollar. Though, these alone cannot fill the commodity void. "Unfortunately, those three industries aren't as large as what's been lost in the commodities space, and they also bring ...

Flat Australian dividends help case for global diversification

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... dividends. Any weak spots in the region have been company-driven, or owing to specific sector trends like the impact of lower commodity prices, rather than related to wider economic difficulties. "The slowdown in US dividend growth is not a cause for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... Further, Evans noted that "improving international conditions have been largely responsible for the [positive] result" with commodity prices, US industrial production and the share market "consistently supportive despite global shocks and uncertainties ...

BetaShares grows suite with two new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... investment to gain diversified exposure to global agricultural power houses. By investing in the company, and not the commodity, investors also have the potential to generate positive returns even when food prices remain stable." These two products are ...