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BlackRock hires mark entry to fundamental equities

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... years' experience in funds management and stockbroking, holding numerous senior roles including fund manager and head of European research at M&G Investments in London, and equity analyst at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken in London and Salomon Brothers ...

Old families make way for self-made billionaires

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... billionaires are generally younger than billionaires elsewhere, having an average age of 57, which is 10 years junior to US and European billionaires." At the same time, 25% of them grew up in poverty, compared to 8% in the US and 6% in Europe. As a ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... antitrust regulators. Charter gained 2.5 per cent. Comcast shares added 1.2 per cent. LONDON - The euro has slid and European stock markets have closed lower on concerns over Greece's ability to meet looming repayment deadlines, dealers say. London's ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower after US and most European markets were closed for public holidays on Monday. At 0655 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,722. Paris' leading CAC ...

Smart beta here to stay, research confirms

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... more than one strategy, while the percentage jumped to 71% in 2015. Of these, 22% are using four or more strategies. European asset owners with $12.6 billion or more in assets under management lead the adoption of smart beta indexes As many as 79% of ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... 0.34 at 18,285.74. Electronics retailer Best Buy also surged after its first quarter earnings beat forecasts. LONDON - European stocks rose slightly at the close as Wall Street also edged up, while dealers speculated over the exact timing of a hike in ...

Don't put all QE in the same basket: AXA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... the strategy is starting to have some impact in the real economy, Tinker said. But QE is not having an impact on the European economy yet. The European Central Bank (ECB) is "buying the long dated bonds. But institutions are not recycling that cash back ...

Liquidnet to launch first fixed income dark pool

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... corporate issuance of bonds is much larger in the US, compared to Australia. Right now it's about getting scale in the US and European markets and we felt that the time was right for that." Baldwin explained that prior to the global financial crisis ...

Tug o' currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... outburst, "enough is enough and enough is too much". The euro has strengthened enough and it's become too much for the European Central Bank (ECB). Enter Executive Board member BenoA(R)t CoeurA(C) announcing that, "The Eurosystem is taking this [less ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... currency making them more competitive. This is likely to play a big role in their recovery this year," he added. The European single currency on Monday fell to $US1.1353 from $US1.1446 late in New York on Friday, after hitting a more than three-month ...