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Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... pessimistic about the future with manufacturers planning to reduce capital expenditures. So what gives? What gives is that central banks are expected to continue to keep on giving until the bad becomes good and the good, better, that's what gives. A ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... Spooner said. "Typically, you see a bit of an announcement effect, which is negative for equity markets, whenever central banks talk about interest rates." Historically, the start of a period of tightening interest rates was usually bullish for markets ...

A-dollar zero point six six

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... a degree of financial stress in China..." (SMH) Goldman Sachs was in on the if's too -- IF "reserve managers at central banks reduce their demand for the Australian dollar, and as global demand for commodities falls". (SMH) Sounds really 'iffy' to me. ...

G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... (that I know of) that the grouping put on paper an explicit growth target. For two, three of the world's biggest central banks - the Fed and the Bank of England (BOE) - were already acting to ensure growth is assured even before the pledge by guiding ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... strong as the unemployment rate thresholds suggest. It's also all good for as long as the markets play along with the central banks' game of moving the goalposts. But judging from last night's trading activity - where the pound sterling and yields on ...

Watch central banks closely, warns Neuberger Berman

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... major economies," Neuberger Berman president and chief investment officer Joseph Amato said. "As the Fed and other central banks adjust their approaches, investors should remain alert. Inflation trends remain moderate and we do not expect a significant ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... boring or excitements galore. This is how I see this week's financial market activity Virginia - the week when major central banks dominate. We'll be given an intimate look at the debates and discussions on monetary policy at the US Federal Reserve (Fed) ...

Investors complacent of inflation risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... protection products soars, a senior QIC portfolio manager has warned. With global economic conditions improving, central banks are expected to start unwinding the stimulus measure put in place in the wake of the financial crisis. Many financial experts ...

GSAM launches flexible global bond fund in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... term we expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to reduce interest rates, globally we expect rates to start to rise as central banks gradually withdraw their accommodative policies," GSAM head of fixed income for Asia-Pacific Philip Moffitt said. "Owning ...

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... any creaking sound to singing, "I am strong, I am invincible...", no it's not because "I am woman" but because the central banks' got our backs. Just how bullish is the market? According to the American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII) latest ...

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Renato Mota takes on new board position

ELIZA BAVIN
Renato Mota has joined the board of a $14 billion super fund along with another financial services stalwart.

Aegon AM gears up to take on local bond managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR
Aegon Asset Management is close to launching its first Australian fund, months after the US$446 billion manager unveiled plans to enter the tightly contested local bond market.

MLC slips global shares into neutral, hits gas on alternatives

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
MLC has pulled its global and emerging-market equity positions back to neutral, while continuing to deploy capital into alternatives.

North Americans bargain hunt Down Under: Report

KARREN VERGARA
North Americans' merger and acquisition (M&A) appetite for Australian companies will only intensify in 2027 as they chase undervalued assets, according to a new report.

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