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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... Souring sentiment was the Beige Book September report, which compiles assessments of the economy from the central bank's 12 regions. While there was still growth in all the areas, "many districts described the pace of growth as 'modest' or 'slight'," ...

Asia Pacific $23.5bn local investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... November 2010 and July 2011. While Asia Pacific was responsible for 73% of monies invested into Australia by overseas regions, the remaining investments were Europe with 13.6%, UK with 8.3%, the Middle East recorded 2.26%, the US held 2.21% and the rest ...

Asian counterweight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... America and Europe, notwithstanding that most of the country's income is derived from remittances from workers in these regions. Consumers were just happily consuming and companies erecting more buildings and shopping malls. I would imagine the same ...

Janus launches Asia equity strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... allocation. The strategy, launched on August 31, is part of Janus' effort to extend its investment capabilities to different regions and will combine a majority of emerging markets and related markets such as Japan. "Asian equity markets have become ...

Future Fund posts higher returns, chairman warns of volatility

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... currency investments were worth about $7.4 billion and were diversified across a basket of up to 16 different currencies. Regions covered were Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, and Ashmore Investmetn Management Limited was the investment manager ...

PC disability insurance final report released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... Agency. The recommended implementation schedule is for the scheme to rolled out from mid-2014 as a pilot program in selected regions with the full program to commence around Australia in 2015-16 for high priority recipients. Universal coverage for all ...

Debt crisis not so bad for Latin America

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... most countries and companies are unlevered. "So we don't have a risk of a crisis, although some of the exporters to these regions could suffer such as Mexican exporters who do business with the United States." However, Garcia noted that Latin America ...

Aust fund managers passport to Japan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Australian fund managers are well positioned to enter Japan's $18.9 trillion savings pool as an Asian regions funds passport gains political and industry momentum. A new PwC / Austrade report, The Australian Fund Managers Roadmap to Japan, has found ...

International private equity struggles to raise real estate funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... April. Of those funds, 12 were focused on North America, seeking $2.7 billion in funds. Eight were targeting Asia and other regions with a goal of $1.9 billion in funds, while six were looking to raise $0.8 billion to invest in Europe. The amount of ...

Free advice sparks Financial Planning Week

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... can be accessed at the Good Advice website. The week is a national initiative with all 32 FPA chapters from different regions taking part. The program finishes on July 1. The FPA ran a similar program last year where advisers responded to 430 questions ...