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Falling rates turn Aussie bonds into "a poor choice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Currency risk makes Australian government bonds "a relatively poor choice" for international investors despite their stellar AAA rating, according to Nikko Asset Management head of fixed income in Australia James Alexander. Alexander explained that ...

Senior female execs needed: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The ASX200 is on the right path to achieve 30% female boards, but women's presence in senior executive positions is still scarce, BlackRock's recently published gender diversity report said. "The aim of filling 30% of board positions with women is achievable ...

No inflation but no growth either: Janus Capital

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
The great quantitative easing experiment has escaped the high levels of inflation that many experts predicted it would bring, but it has also failed to bring much growth, says Janus Capital chief investment officer of equities and asset allocation Enrique ...

Better to own or to rent investments?

JOHN DYALL  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
The latest fixed income market outlook from BlackRock's Rick Rieder poses the interesting question of whether there are some assets in a portfolio which are there for the long term and others which have a place for a short time, depending on opportunities ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... 5,201.45 points. Frankfurt's benchmark DAX 30 index closed up 0.74 per cent at 11,810.45 points, helped by data showing German business confidence at a 10-month high. In Greece, the Athex index finished 3.39 per cent higher after earlier gains on Friday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,858. In the US, the Nasdaq index smashed its 15-year-old record Thursday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... finished 0.36 per cent higher at 5,211.09 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index fell 0.60 per cent to 11,867.37 points despite the German government raising its 2015 growth forecast to 1.8 per cent. Milan added 0.32 per cent while Madrid shed 0.20 per cent. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following losses on Wall Street overnight. At 0720 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,938. US stocks finished a touch lower after a mixed round of company ...

Now for Australia's debt surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
Sufferin' succotash! Now we're really in trouble. Australians all, let's not rejoice for the bad news is piling up on us... one after the other. There's slowing China - GDP decelerated to 7.0% in the first quarter from 7.4% in 2014 - and is pushing ...

China's trade trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
Crrr-unch! That's the sound of China's trade numbers collapsing. And it was a thunderous thud, Virginia. The country's trade surplus shrank to US$3.08 billion in March from $60.6 bil in February and expectations for a US$40 bil print. With imports dropping ...