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QIC assesses the tech spectrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... made obsolete. In either event, the pace and breadth of technology disruption is accelerating driven by digitalisation and big data analytics. "This reinforces the case for active management in infrastructure assets to defend their attractive high barriers ...

Returning Fed hike expectations could be flattened by yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
A big bounce in US employment gave the green light to investors and speculators to put risk back on onto their portfolios. Fear, it seems, has left the building... or driven out by the strong US jobs numbers. The VIX index closed 10.6% down to a reading ...

S&P outlook downgrade extends to banks

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... reaffirmed, but saw their outlooks move from 'stable' to 'negative', a move that threatens to raise borrowing rates for the big four. Head of investment strategy, multi assets at Perpetual, Matthew Sherwood said the outlook downgrade was the result of ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Australian dwelling approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that total dwelling units approved dropped by 5.2% in the month of May, worse than market expectations for a 3.3% fall and more than reversing April's 3.3% ...

Equip hires head of technology from GE

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... considerable change in the way we engage with members and ultimately how we personalise their contact with the fund," he said. "A big part of Mary's role is to therefore work with our leadership team to ensure that system transformation is supported ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... over the year. South Korea industrial production and retail sales South Korea's industry and consumer spending stats recorded big bounce in May. Industrial production expanded by 4.3% in the year to May, up from a 2.6% fall in the previous month and ...

Supreme Court makes China Growth Fund EGM ruling

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
The Supreme Court ruled against voting rights for one of the biggest shareholders of the AMP Capital China Growth Fund at the upcoming extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in July. AMP Life, which holds roughly 36% of units in the China Growth Fund on ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
UK credit rating The Brexit fallout continues. Credit-rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings have downgraded the United Kingdom's sovereign credit rating. Standard & Poor's lowered the UK's credit rating by two notches, from 'AAA' to 'AA' ...

Eurozone splintering is biggest risk in Brexit fallout

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
Further exits from the European Union pose the biggest risk to global markets after the Brexit referendum, according to industry commentators. Following UK voters' decision to leave the European Union on July 24, political figures from Greece, Spain ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... residential house prices slowed to 6.8% in the first quarter from 8.7% in the December 2015 quarter. German economic sentiment A big bounce in German economic sentiment. The ZEW indicator of economic sentiment for Germany surged by 12.8 points to a reading ...