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Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... without the RBA resorting to the "No Parking" signs implemented by the Bank of Japan - negative interest rate - and the European Central Bank - negative deposit rate - both of which are trying to cheapened their currencies to stimulate their economies ...

Australia carbon reporting quality on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... emissions from use and disposal of their services. In this regard, however, Australian companies scored higher than their European benchmark with an average score of 65%. Commenting globally, KPMG partner Bill Murphy said that "The ultimate path towards ...

BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
A week and a day after equity markets welcomed Super Mario Draghi's announcement that the European Central Bank (ECB) would "review and possibly reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March in order to secure a return of ...

It's "whatever it takes" time again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
Woe is us! Just as the European Central Bank (ECB) appears to be winning its fight against inflation, justifying its less-than-expected "go slow" on stimulus policy announcement last 3 December, crude oil comes along. Though minimal, latest Eurozone ...

ETFs saw record growth in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... Australian equities and developed market international equities, resulting in $1.7 billion of new money each. "Interest in European exposures also grew substantially as investors became more confident in the resolution of the Eurozone crisis, with both ...

PIMCO hires distressed credit specialist

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... managing director and chief investment officer - non-traditional strategies. "Lionel's experience and knowledge of the European market are a strong addition to our global team and we will continue to expand our expertise in this area to capitalize on ...

Hedge funds suffer worst year since 2011

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... performance since 2008. On a regional basis, Japanese managers led developed market mandates with annual gains of 6.21%. European managers followed with an average return of 5.06% while North American managers trailed behind with a flat performance of ...

ETF businesses bullish on growth prospects

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... Asia-based providers (19%); asset managers with no current ETF offering (18%); niche players and start-ups (10%); and European-based providers (10%).

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... what the WSJ survey respondents failed to account for was the reflationary measures currently being implemented by the European Central Bank (ECB), the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and many other central banks. These measures ...

PIMCO appoints world leaders to advisory board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... The other board members are former UK Prime Minister and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and former European Central Bank president and chairman of the European group of the Trilateral Commission, Jean-Claude Trichet. New America chief ...