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Congress dysfunction hits US bond confidence

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... raised concerns the super power may not fully pay bond holders, a risk formerly only associated with emerging market economies. BlackRock Inc has just released its latest 'Willingness to Pay' report that contains a warning that "Growing signs of political ...

Future Fund boosts exposure to global equities, infra

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... and emerging markets and, at the same time, it has reduced its exposure to debt securities and alternatives. "Across economies, policy efforts to lift economic activity have been maintained and markets broadly have continued to respond positively," Future ...

Higher inflation triggered by central bank decisions

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The US Federal Reserve's decision to put tapering on hold has heightened the risk of developed world economies entering a period of higher inflation, according to Ardea Investment Management principal Tamar Hamlyn. The fixed-income specialist said that ...

Calendar says buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... next year - instead of making its final withdrawal as previously feared. This is good news not only for the US but for economies all over. Emerging economies can use this period to strengthen their fundamentals while at the same time allowing the fledgling ...

Last minute deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... governments and central banks interrupting normal proceedings - that of ensuring solid, sustainable growth in their respective economies - in favour of devising plans to shield their economies and financial markets instead. Just in case. Now Senate Majority ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... all the other big CB's of the world. The CB's have become the CA's (cure-all) for anything and everything that ails economies and financial markets. It's also the ECB. Recall ECB president Mario Draghi's "whatever it takes" and forward guidance, "The ...

Sovereign wealth funds up alternatives exposure in 2012

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... equity markets. Currently global sovereign flows represent just over US$6 trillion, a vast market which major global economies rely on for investment. Western investment sovereigns currently hold the most alternative assets with respondents having 21% ...

Signing of Asia Passport agreement expected

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... in 2016. Once established, the Passport will, for the first time, allow funds to be traded amongst the participating economies. "It is expensive and cumbersome for fund managers to distribute their products in different markets in the Asia region in ...

SMSFs show appetite for direct overseas shares

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... "We would expect SMSF interest in offshore markets to continue on an upward trend, as data out of major international economies show improvement. There's also likely to be slipstream effect with non-SMSF investors following suit," Batchelor continued. ...

Link grows empire with Syncsoft swallow-up

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... software," he said. "Super administration is Link's core competency and the addition of Syncsoft further increases our economies of scale and delivers the ability to service all funds - including those which currently retain administration in house on ...