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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 ...

ASX mFund yet to attract major brokers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
More than three quarters of Australia's online retail investors could have difficulty accessing the ASX's mFund service because their existing broker does not offer access. According to figures from Investment Trends, collectively CommSec, E*Trade ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher, with solid gains on Wall Street overnight. The December share price index futures contract is up 30 points at 5,432. The Dow and S&P 500 have bolted to fresh records on continued momentum from Wednesday's ...

Super Mario to the rescue (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... tenners dropping to a record low 0.867% -- and the euro currency dropped below US$1.30 (the first since July 2013). The surprise rate cut. The ECB lowered its main lending rate by 10 basis points to a record low 0.05%; it's raised the interest rate it ...

Stagflation is real in Brazil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
Hit it Karen, I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love's put me at the top of the world." Tomorrow has come and the S&P 500 index has ...

Departing van Eyk execs to assist with handover

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
The three senior van Eyk asset consulting executives who announced their surprise resignations earlier this month, will stay on to assist with the transition, the company has confirmed. As first reported by Financial Standard; Jonathan Ramsay, Jonathan ...

Movers and shakers

Surprise exit for van Eyk asset consulting team Van Eyk's three person asset consultant team has left the company, the company has confirmed. Head of asset consulting Jonathan Ramsay and asset consultants Fil Andronaco and Jonathan Tolub resigned their ...