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A win-win currency war?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... 25% since 1 July - the low hit before it started its exponential climb. We all know why? The US is "expected" to raise interest rates one day while the other central banks are still on the race to the bottom with the ECB and the BOJ digging even deeper ...

Australian Unity fund added to Emerald Wrap

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... Emerald Wrap chief executive George Lucas, the product's FUM has grown 30% since December 2014, reflecting a growing interest in ethical investment solutions. The Altius Sustainable Bond Fund was selected, Lucas explained, due to its provision of a fixed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... market looks set to open higher after Wall Street lifted more than one per cent as investors weighed the timing of US interest-rate increases after lower-than-forecast economic data. At 0818 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... Tuesday and Wednesday. Investors will be looking to the meeting for an indication of when the Fed will start to lift interest rates, which some fear could have a negative impact on the US share market. "I think everyone is looking ahead to the Fed and ...

FEATURE: How ETFs are changing adviser asset allocation thinking

LAURA MILLAN, ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... confident they are using them. "And finally, the regulatory reform in Australia - FoFA, basically - has driven a lot of new interest in ETFs amongst financial advisers, because they have that liquidity but the fact that they don't pay commissions means ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... KONG - Asian markets mostly rose following a surge on Wall Street with unexpectedly weak US data tempering talk of an interest rate. Despite the easing expectations, the US dollar maintained its strength against the euro after retreating from Thursday's ...

Henderson to launch Australian global equity income fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... coming months. Formica noted the dearth of similar products in the Australian market, which he attributed to a lack of interest when yields were higher for term deposits. "One of our key strengths is income and we have great long-term products - equities ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... Street. The US market rallied overnight on shockingly low retail sales data, which bolstered the case for keeping US interest rates low. The Australian market enjoyed its best gains in almost a month on Thursday after a fall in the unemployment rate ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... higher after Wall Street lifted following disappointing retail sales figures which bolstered the case for keeping US interest rates low. At 0803 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,859. In local economic ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... old familiar "good is bad and bad is good" trade on The Street. Stronger-than-expected US payrolls growth equals June interest rate lift off - Wall Street not happy camper. Weaker-than-expected and third consecutive monthly decline in retail spending ...