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Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... deflation. But nay, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has repeated many many times that it is not targeting the yen, so have the European Central Bank (ECB)... and everyone and his dog are taking their words for it. Not so for the Reserve Bank of Australia. Cast ...

Challenger annuities march on

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... negative market movements. "On the Funds Management side of the business, there were promising inflows from Fidante's European business," Benari said.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
ECB policy decision As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged - repo rate at 0%; marginal lending facility rate at 0.25%; deposit facility rate at minus 0.4%; monthly purchases at €80 billion - at its 21 April meeting. ...

Azimut buys Australian equities manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Italian asset manager Azimut has purchased a 51% stake in Sigma Funds Management, marking the European firm's second Australian partnership in 18 months. Azimut first launched its entry into Australia through the financial advice market in 2014, announcing ...

Global institutions join sustainable investment group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... Capital Management - a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual); CrA(C)dit Agricole CIB; European Investment Bank (EIB); HSBC Group; International Finance Corporation (IFC) - a member of the World Bank Group; and Mirova ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... rates. Quantitative and Qualitative easing with a negative interest rate. All of the above plus promises of more. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) big bazookas proved no match for US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's words ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... The March reading is the lowest in 13 months and was conducted before the 22 March terrorist attacks in Brussels. The European Commission attributed the decline in sentiment to deteriorating consumer confidence - down to minus 9.7 in March (the lowest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... the prior month while those anticipating a reduction rose to 11.8% from 11.6 in February. Eurozone household credit The European Central Bank's (ECB) accommodative monetary policy appears to be having their intended effect, lifting credit to households ...

Wingate hires head of research from London

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... Hugh Selby-Smith joins the firm's Melbourne office from London-based Omni Partners, where he was responsible for a pan-European strategy. He has also worked with TT International, Goldman Sachs International, Dresdner Kleinwort and ING Barings. He will ...

Blue Sky and Goldman Sachs partner for student accommodation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... Goldman Sachs' first foray into the Australian student market, though the global investment firm has been active in the European student market for a number of years. Earlier this year Goldman Sachs announced a £2 billion ($3.8 billion) joint venture ...