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End of QE sounds death knell for 'zombie' stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... high-yielding 'zombie' stocks, according to UK-based Duncan Lawrie Private Bank's James Humphreys. Stimulus measures by central banks in Europe, the US and Japan have propped up global markets since the onset of the financial crisis but Humphreys, an ...

CIO confidence slumps to nine-month low

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... that the markets are now 'more fully priced'." Bond said CIOs' greatest concern is how the Reserve Bank and other central banks respond to difficult policy conditions. Eight out of 10 CIOs expect the official cash rate to be cut in the next 12 months ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... to open higher after Wall Street's rocky start ended with a more-than-one-per-cent gain, shrugging off fears that central banks will soon end their stimulus measures. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 58 points ...

Australian shares open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... downhill run, opening more than half a per cent lower following falls on international bourses and worries about central banks' stimulus plans. Losses on Thursday would mean a 13th day of falls in 17 trading sessions and the ASX facing a fifth consecutive ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... directions. "Financial markets had a mixed response to the lack of news flow last night," she said. "The likelihood that central banks are unlikely to add to stimulus may have continued to weigh on equity markets after the Bank of Japan left its aggressive ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... third-largest economy was "picking up". LONDON - European stocks fell sharply as investors grew increasingly concerned key central banks would step back from stimulus efforts that have been helping boost markets all year. Sentiment turned sour early ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... unnerved by the US dollar's sharp fall against the euro and yen, which came after both the European and British central banks kept monetary policies unchanged. LONDON - European equities fell after the European Central Bank and Bank of England kept interest ...

Gold as an "insurance" against inflation: Lazard

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Gold can be a good "insurance policy" against inflation as global central banks are following a policy of quantitative easing (QE) that could devalue the money, according to Lazard. Lazard portfolio manager of Global Thematic Equity Nicholas Bratt expressed ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... events, including the release of Chinese manufacturing figures on Wednesday and weak European and US data with their central banks meeting this week to nut out policy positions. "Given the strong run in high yielding stocks recently, investors are probably ...

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... the golden ticket to ride the equity market. Thanks to its reporter in London, Ms. Sarah Jones, we now know that central banks have jumped on -- or intend to join -- the equity bandwagon. In her article headed, "Central Banks Load Up on Equities", Ms. ...

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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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