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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... a high-end smartwatch that allows users to make and receive calls and messages and track health and fitness. LONDON - European stocks mostly slumped as investors held off while Greece presented its reform plans to its eurozone partners in Brussels in ...

Asian institutions not using asset consultants

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
Asian institutional investors aren't making as much use of asset consultants as their US and European peers, according to research by Cerulli Associates. Cerulli's Asian Business Strategies: Making the Breakthrough report explains that where asset consultants ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... or 0.04 per cent, at 5,873.7.. NEW YORK - US stocks have snapped a two-day losing streak, finishing higher on news of European monetary stimulus and a $21 billion pharmaceutical merger. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 18,135.72, up 38.82 points ...

My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... the first instalment of the ECB's QE worth a,-60 billion, and a,-60 billion monthly hereafter until September 2016. The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled the details of its trillion euro quantitative easing programme last night. Special thanks to ...

European insurers attract dividend seekers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
Low European interest rates pushing investors to find higher yielding stocks is encouraging them to reconsider the insurance sector. An investment briefing released by Amundi Asset Management said the insurance sector, after strong focus on derisking ...

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... (and still re-investing the proceeds of its asset purchases), the Bank of Japan (BOJ) that's in the midst of QE or the European Central Bank (ECB) that's about to kick-off its QE, perhaps as early as this week. Not surprisingly, in spite of widespread ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... slowed to a mere 0.8% in January from 1.5% in the previous month and target of 3.5%. The PBOC is fighting back. So is the European Central Bank (ECB) which kicks off its a,-60 billion a month quantitative easing programme this month. Deflation has deepened ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... main markets closed mostly higher, with Frankfurt and London hitting new records, rounding off a successful week for European indices thanks to a deal on Greece's bailout and positive company results. The benchmark FTSE 100 index reached 6,967.24 points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... 26 per cent to $US1.44 billion. The company predicted revenue would rise 21-23 per cent in the first quarter. LONDON - European stocks have pushed higher, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index and Frankfurt's DAX 30 index hitting record high closing ...

Henderson boosts AUM to £81.2 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... progress we are making to grow and diversify our business. "This year has started well, with renewed client demand for European assets. As last year's results demonstrate, our business is becoming stronger across market cycles, and we look forward to ...