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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... Australia, the market on Wednesday closed higher after disappointing economic growth figures increased expectations of an interest rate cut. The nation's gross domestic product rose by 0.3 per cent in the September quarter, below the 0.7 per cent rise ...

'Twilight pool' block trading venue to launch in 2015

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... said: "When you launch any trading venue, you need to get liquidity in there pretty quickly, otherwise people will lose interest. The average daily turnover in the market is $4.9 billion, with 17% - or $800 million - of that being block trading. If we ...

Small tech providers tempt aligned advisers to defect

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Aligned advisers are finding large platforms slow to react to the changing environment, with some starting to "defect" and to small independent providers, AdviceInnovation members said. "People are beginning to defect. A couple years ago there wasn't ...

Investors blind to arbitrage opportunity in emerging market debt

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... prejudice means most are missing out, according to Loomis Sayles head of emerging markets investments Peter Marber. Low interest rates across most of the world's developed markets have strengthened the case for investors to look to emerging markets for ...

The recession we're wishing to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... joblessness, rising budget deficit, rising debt, rising property prices, improving US and UK economies and the prospect of interest rate hikes there. We're losing sleep over falling stock prices, declining terms of trade, slumping iron ore and oil prices ...

Laminar fund wins award for innovation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... chair, John Gall OAM said: "Laminar was chosen because of its innovation in targeting the SMSF sector offering fixed interest investment opportunities not normally available and at the same time providing small companies with funding, difficult to access ...

Alternatives industry body launches Australian branch

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... recognized need for education in alternative investing, and our expansion has mirrored the global growth in investor interest in the asset class. "Australia and Australians are major investors in alternatives. With that in mind, we are delighted to launch ...

Slides can be fun too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... But before you jump and conclude that this would reduce the time in "considerable time" before the Fed starts raising interest rates, note that the inflation component in the report showed input prices contracting - down to 44.5 from 53.5 in October ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... March. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes its interest rate decision. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases October building approvals figures, plus Australia's balance of ...

New Vanguard modelling tool picks global equities to win

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... show the greatest likelihood of an annualised return between 6% and 9%, and we see a high probability of global fixed interest returning between 2.5 and 4%. "Both projections are somewhat below longer term averages, further demonstrating the importance ...