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Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... management is motivated by the growth of the industry, its larger focus on less liquid bonds, and by concerns in some advanced economies that many funds have increasingly been buying similar assets while banks have withdrawn from market making. The IMF's ...

Regional banks call for FSI reforms without delay

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... broker and aggregator market. They were largely supportive of the government's recommendations; especially an average advanced housing risk weight of between 25% and 30% on "advanced" banks. The banks said the inquiry's final report makes a series of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... climbed 73 cents to $95.13, National Australia Bank improved 57 cents to $39.26, ANZ lifted 38 cents to $37.05 and Westpac advanced 45 cents to $39.90. The mining giants also made gains as oil and gold prices rose, with BHP Billiton up 31 cents to $30.53 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... cent to 5,054.52. The euro rose to $US1.0932 from $US1.0821 late on Friday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly advanced following rallies on Wall Street and in Europe, while the US dollar continued to struggle after the Federal Reserve dampened ...

Australia missing out on $34.5bn tech opportunity

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... efficiencies. While Australia is second place in the use of digital to source finance, it has the lowest score among advanced economies in the use of digital to source and manage labour. Another study by Deloitte reveals that the digital challenge faced ...

BT adds managed funds to platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... will add managed funds to its Panorama investment platform, which in the future will also offer individual equities and advanced portfolio management for advisers. BT Managed Portfolios will offer advisers and their clients a simple way to access shares ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... economic forecast and signalled a cautious approach to raising interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday advanced 227.11 points (1.27 per cent) to 18,076.19. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 25.14 (1.21 per cent) at 2,099.42, while ...

APAC asset managers to invest heavily in data

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... regulation," said State Street Global Exchange chief innovation officer and head of advisory solutions Jessica Donohue. "Advanced data tools and practices will be one of the most powerful agents of change in the investment industry over the next decade." ...

Patience, my dear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... in November and the unemployment rate dropping from 5.8% to 5.6% in December. The Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) advanced to a reading of 7.1 in December from 6.7 in the previous month. The annual headline inflation rate eased to 0.8% in December ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... 56.97 points, to close at 5,850.17 and Shanghai rallied 1.78 per cent, or 58.42 points, to 3,349.32, while Hong Kong advanced 0.34 per cent, or 79.99 points, to 23,797.96. However, Seoul fell 0.52 per cent, or 10.24 points, to close at 1,970.59. WELLINGTON ...