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Nikko AM ups weighting to global shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... upside momentum in equity prices," chief global strategist and head of the committee John F. Vail said. "Even rising US interest rates are consensus now, so although there may be volatility as such crystallises, it may be no more problematic than the ...

Seesaw on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... still well in the world, financial markets are resting easy that that "considerable time" before the Fed starts raising interest rates would remain "considerable" as far as the eye can see... that, or mama Janet Yellen would be invoking a quote from ...

Active fund failure shown in new data

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... than half failed to beat the benchmark over one year. In Australian Bonds 79.69% underperformed S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Interest Index in the one-year period, 86.54% underperformed the benchmark in the three-year period and 67.24% underperformed the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... Mr Esho said commodity prices would have to lift if the Australian market were to show some sustained improvement, or interest rates would have to be cut. "If neither of those two occurs, I think our market is still caught in a downward trend," he said. ...

Now where have I heard that before?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... not fully internalizing the uncertainties around the global outlook. A larger-than-expected increase in U.S. long-term interest rates, geopolitical events, or major growth disappointments could trigger widespread disruption."...has already been taken ...

Findex close to acquiring Crowe Howarth

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
Findex and Crowe Howarth have entered into a share implementation agreement under which Findex proposes to acquire all the shares of Crowe Howarth for $137 million. The deal is yet to be approved by shareholders but under the terms of the proposed transaction ...

LMCI: a new indicator is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... 5.9% in September - the lowest in six years - from 6.1% in the previous month. Good news for the economy... bad news for interest rates. Rate hikes would be soon sooner rather than late later. Omeegod, omeegod, omeegod. At least that's what the blogeratti ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... extent of the European Central Bank's plans to launch its contested purchases programs. The ECB as expected left its key interest rates unchanged on Thursday, holding its main "refinancing" rate steady at 0.05 per cent after cutting it last month. And ...

APRA confirms MySuper non-confidentiality rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will treat MySuper product data as non-confidential, following a period of industry consultation. APRA said the industry "generally supported" APRA's proposal to treat data as non-confidential if ...

Coalition secures PUP support on FoFA vote

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... said. The changes include removing the opt-in requirement, streamlining of fee disclosure statements, amending the best interest duty and providing certainty around the provision of scaled advice. Some of these changes took effect on 1 July 2014, while ...