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Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014

... negative for the Australian economy. "The reason being, we have already seen a pretty sharp depreciation in the Aussie dollar, which has translated to an inflation risk for the Australian market," he told AAP. The company earnings season has begun with ...

Global uncertainty provides opportunities in retail property

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013

... Financial Standard that A fears over the strength of the Chinese economy, the up-coming election and the falling Aussie dollar have raised doubts over the ability of more economically sensitive assets to generate robust returns. However, he views the ...

Market Wrap

AAP | THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013

... the US dollar lower, which was good news for risk assets, like the Aussie. "We saw the the euro rally, we saw the Aussie dollar rally and at the same time commodity prices came back to life and they have really lifted the mining space today," he said. ...

SSgA launches hedged international equities ETF

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013

... unavailable or more difficult to access in the financials and resources dominated Australian market. "The value of the Aussie dollar relative to other currencies, like the US dollar, has historically been very volatile and this can have a significant ...

REST thanks overseas equities for high returns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013

... the current financial year. Like Sayer, Delaney said foreign equity was the best bet, due largely to the weakening Aussie dollar, which he said added 11.8% to returns on foreign assets. REST said its MySuper product will be based on its Core Strategy ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP | THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013

... stocks. "Our market's probably very heavily weighted to overseas investors and the fact they think there's a trend the Aussie dollar is cheaper," he told AAP. "They'll take their money out of our market now and park it in the currency which is going ...

Downswing in bond yields clear path for Absolute Return Fixed Income

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013

... in economies exposed to commodity prices such as Australia, New Zealand and Canada," he explained. "This year the Aussie dollar has fallen significantly so we've changed moved that exposure to the Swedish krona instead." Where institutions had in the ...

Tides to turn for Platinum: Neilson

ALICE URIBE | THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013

Platinum Asset Management's (Platinum) chief executive Kerr Neilson is confident that the fund will be able to turn around a period of underperformance in its flagship International Fund, saying that the current state of the market has turned to favour ...

Aussie equity investors urged to buy overseas

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013

... are different dynamics and industries available elsewhere in the world. "If there is any further weakening in the Aussie dollar or demand for resources drops then returns are going to be much more subdued for Australian share investors," he added. Irish ...

Standard Life Inv Absolute Return Bond fund open to Aussie investors

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013

... investors can get access to the fund through a trust structure which hedges the sterling denominated fund back to the Aussie dollar.

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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