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Don't sell your fixed income investments: JBWere

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... concentrations, accepting lower return assets and considering unhedged global equity funds to protect against a "misbehaving" Aussie dollar.

Frightened eurozone savers to buy Aussie dollars

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... backyards. It could lead to money flowing to perceived safe havens including, incredibly, Australia," he said. The Aussie dollar, already overvalued, has rallied to US$1.05 in the wake of the Cyprus haircut and Abernathy believes this latest policy action ...

SSgA launches low-risk global equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... investors will get the benefit of a currency-hedging overlay to so that the strategy is not hurt by fluctuations in the Aussie dollar. The stock screening process eliminates names that have volatile earnings growth and a 1.5% weighting limit on any one ...

Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
While each commentator at this morning's Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum agreed that the investment in the mining sector had peaked, they found it harder to reach a consensus on the direction of the Australian dollar. Addressing an audience ...

ASX favourites likely to dish more cash in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... build up of excess cash," said Ng. "The Flight Centre is another example. It's made so much money from the high Aussie dollar and has pretty much reached the limits of its expansion without changing tack and pushing into overseas markets. I find it difficult ...

Financial services outstrip mining: CommSec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... significantly higher than the rest of the developed world leaving plenty of room for further stimulus. And a high Aussie dollar is great news for internet shoppers." James pointed to research which shows that only 5% of people are embracing the share ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... expand further into the Asia Pacific region over the next five years. "Despite having endured the GFC and a high Aussie dollar, we've brought in 21% of revenue from our super regional business. A strategy focused on growth in Asia gives options and opportunities," ...

Economic indicators defy equities upside: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
Equities remain an attractive investment despite a dismal global growth forecast, an over-inflated Aussie dollar and unprecedented levels of developed world government debt, according to Schroders' Andrew Fleming. The deputy head of Australian equities ...

Greater uptake in global equities: Zurich

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... towards international over local shares when compared to Zurich's survey of last quarter. Noble said the strong Aussie dollar was likely to be a driver in the attractiveness of seeking international returns. "According to the survey, almost 70% of advisers ...

Lofty A$ supports offshore ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
The high Aussie dollar (AUD) is leading to more active use of ETFs as investors seek to use the strong currency to tap markets outside Australia and gain access to a broader set of industrial sectors. Mark Oliver, head of iShares Australia said that ...