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Investors unwise to flee emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... - In the 12 months to 31 October, the MSCI Emerging Market (Net Dividend) Index has returned just 16.66% in Australian dollar terms versus 37.72% from the MSCI World (Net Dividend) Index. However, AllianceBernstein's Emerging Markets Multi-Asset team ...

Henderson set for first fund launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... In the 10 months following Beesley's overhaul of the portfolio, the fund has returned 41.3% gross of fees in Australian dollar terms. This compares to 31.2% from the benchmark MSCI All Country World Index. Henderson manages $123 billion (as at 30 September ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is slated to give a speech called The Australian Dollar: Thirty Years of Floating at the Australian Business Economists (ABE) Annual Dinner. In equities news, BHP Billiton, Sonic ...

Fund manager warns of 'Japanification' of Europe

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... what the European nominal growth rate will be over the next five to ten years." Shanta said he believes the Australian dollar will see a rapid fall to 80 cents to the US dollar, linked primarily to a slowdown in China, where he expects a "growth recession" ...

GSAM launches flexible global bond fund in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... Asset Management (GSAM) has launched the Goldman Sachs Global Strategic Bond Fund for Australian investors. The Australian dollar-based strategy is designed to provide income and total return through exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of fixed ...

AMP seeks to raise $200 million with debt issue

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... minimum investment is 50 AMP Notes 2 (at $5,000), and in multiples of 10 AMP Notes 2 (at $1,000) after that. The Australian dollar securities are expected to begin trading on the ASX on 19 December.

PM Capital launches global fund on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... Australian companies trading at significant premiums to their global peers and with the prospect of a falling Australian dollar, we believe that the outlook for global equity returns in Australian dollar terms is attractive, especially relative to other ...

RBA and Melbourne Cup two-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... - suggest the economy is gently recovering. Governor Glen would also attempt to jawbone the still expensive Australian dollar. Wasn't it only last week that we heard him tell audiences at Citi's 5th Annual Australian & New Zealand Investment Conference ...

Investment still lagging despite confidence surge: RBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... the exchange rate are likely to fall, not rise, from here," which at some point in the future will make the Australian dollar "lower than it is today." The Governor also referred to the debate about the potential existence of a property bubble in Australia. ...

While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... improve Indian exporters' competitiveness in the world market - the main reason for the RBA's wish for a cheaper Australian dollar, the PBOC controlling the yuan's appreciation and, the BOJ's launch of massive monetary stimulus back in April. But a cheaper ...