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It's all about the US week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... Consensus expectations centre on 3.1% jump in the second quarter, ranging from plus 2.3% to plus 4.0%. No problemo, this is easy enough to beat especially given the positive balance of indicators in April, May and June. The sting in the tail, the fly ...

Arrows and more arrows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... on inflation. As at last night, the yen/dollar exchange rate was at A¥101.49, up from A¥105.31 at the end of 2013. The easy way out is for the BOJ to keep on pumpin' more money. But if today's report on Bloomberg is accurate, it might be easier said ...

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... Because, because. But you, I and Irene know what the main because is, don't we? It's the Fed and its commitment to remain easy "... for a considerable period after the asset purchase program ends". It won't happen overnight Virginia, but for sure, one ...

Calastone launches automated reporting tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... next recipient by email, fax or even post where they are manually handled once again. "When you examine the process it's easy to see why managed funds have the reputation - fairly or not - of being clunky and slow at year-end," Bernasconi said.

Getting ideas across to SMSFs the first battle: AMP

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... heavily in equities, other asset classes such as fixed income and alternatives lose out to cash - an asset class which is easy to understand and provides absolute liquidity, but will just about guarantee a loss when inflation is factored in. But trying ...

Palmer United will hold the key to FoFA approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... Enthusiasts Party Senator Ricky Muir; and the four will be essential to approve FoFA. "If the bill is non-controversial, it will be easy to pass, but we're expecting that there will be some contention," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial ...

PROFILE: Invesco CEO Martin Franc

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... "Even though it was a relatively immature industry that was a big attraction in terms of my career prospects and it was an easy decision," Franc remembers. He landed a job working on the international equities dealing desk at BT (then Bankers' Trust) ...

Dynamic approach key to low volatility investing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... Banner and MFS Investment Management institutional portfolio manager Dino Davis warned that low volatility investing is not as easy as simply investing in low volatility stocks. "Volatility is dynamic," Davis explained. "Utilities and healthcare are ...

Market Vectors Property ETF receives SQM rating

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... Global. "The rating confirms the robust nature of our Market Vectors Australian Property ETF, which provides investors with easy access to the largest and most liquid Australian listed real estate companies," Matthew McKinnon, director, intermediary ...

Banks support the "original" FoFA intent: ABA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... single product. "The technical amendments the ABA is seeking is only to ensure that customers can do their banking in simple, easy and low cost ways like they do now," Tate said. "These changes will also make sure consumers can continue to get free ...