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Neuberger Berman adds EM debt capability

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
Neuberger Berman has added emerging market debt to its suite of investment capabilities, with the appointment of 22 investment professionals, including 19 from ING Investment Management. Rob Drijkoningen and Gorky Urquieta, who were instrumental in ...

Top-down approach wins in post-GFC world: Hexavest

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
In the post-global financial crisis (GFC) world, global equity markets are more sensitive to news flow and macroeconomics than to fundamental business growth, according to Hexavest founding partner and senior vice president Robert Brunelle. The asset ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street and a mixed performance on European markets as traders balanced political progress in Italy, with the surprise re-election of President Giorgio Napolitano, with disappointing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
The Australian stock market looks set to open firmer after Wall Street posted fresh highs during offshore trading. At 0824 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points higher at 5,022 points, with 3,792 contracts traded. ...

Interest rate to fall to 2.5%: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... talk of 'on-trend' growth in the economy over the last 12 months they are right but that ignores the fact that there was a spike in growth in the first half of last year and we've been broadly flat since." Oster reiterated the view, shared by many economists ...

ETFs boom on SMA model portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... the last nine months, new data shows, and migration to model portfolios highlights greater investor sophistication. The spike on OneVue's platform coincides with a very strong start to the year for the low-cost vehicles in terms of inflows. This has ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... further. Chinese shares have suffered in recent months on concerns about the world's number two economy, while the recent spike in inflation fuelled expectations the government would tighten monetary policy. Inflation is a key issue for the ruling Communist ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... magnitude." LONDON - Leading European stock markets fell sharply on Wednesday as dealers locked in profits from a technical spike a day earlier and investors took note of disappointing US economic data. European equities had rallied in thin trading on ...

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... Monetary Transactions (OMTs) and the Super Mario's "whatever it takes" pledge - reasons why Italian government bonds didn't spike as much this time around. Admittedly, economic fundamentals have a lot of catching up to do. Back in October 2007 the last ...

Sales approach boosts Sunsuper member uptake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... through referrals." Industry recognition through recent Fund of the Year and Retirement Fund of the Year awards have brought a spike in new member applications, but Godfrey says that a focus on keeping things simple for people has contributed. "We know ...