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Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... that would re-rattle market nerves. Still, a number, a word, a phrase or a sentence on page 4 could bring an unwelcome surprise.

AustSuper premium hike sees surprise member response

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
AustralianSuper's decision to significantly increase life premiums has had the surprise effect of triggering more members to dial up their cover. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Insurance Symposium, AustralianSuper product ...

Janus plays first hand in ETF game

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Janus Capital, the fund manager which snapped up 'bond king' Bill Gross following his surprise departure from PIMCO, has joined the active ETF game with its acquisition of a Connecticut-based provider. Launched in 2009, VelocityShares manufactures institutionally-focused ...

LMCI: a new indicator is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... At least that's what the blogeratti had been feeding us oh, for the best part of six months (at least). So imagine my surprise, surprise when Wall Street jumped instead of slumped when mother told us the good news. Perhaps it's because despite the good ...

PROFILE: AMP SMSF managing director Natasha Fenech

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... like I had seen in the books, with koalas and kangaroos everywhere. Adelaide seemed like any normal city, but it did surprise me how liberal the Australian context was, coming from a country where it was very clear what you could and couldn't do." Shortly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... $US1.2631 late on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed, with Japan's Nikkei giving up earlier gains despite a surprise pick-up in business confidence and the US dollar's breaching of the 110 yen level for the first time since 2008. The US dollar ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... the jobs market. Combined with another fall in commodity prices and ongoing weakness in the Australian dollar, it's no surprise the local bourse had opened lower, CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said. "Weakness in the US market last night, ongoing ...

Market Wrap AM

MARKET WRAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... showed no signs of abating and a gauge of Chinese manufacturing came in below forecast. Japanese shares were hit by a surprise fall in factory output while the yen edged up against the US dollar. Hong Kong sank 1.28 per cent, or 296.23 points, to 22,932.98 ...

YBR Funds Management rebrands, launches new fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has rebranded its funds management business under the new name 'Smarter Money Investments Pty Ltd' (SMI). The rebranding also coincides with the launch of a new fixed income fund, Smarter Money Higher Income Fund, which focuses ...

PIMCO moves to calm investors in wake of 'bond king' exit

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
PIMCO is calling for calm amid the uncertainty which has followed the surprise departure of star manager Bill Gross, reassuring local investors that returns will not suffer. "We manage nearly $2 trillion globally in client assets and we are confident ...