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Super Mario to the rescue (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... most eurozone bond yields dropped - with yields on the German tenners dropping to a record low 0.867% -- and the euro currency dropped below US$1.30 (the first since July 2013). The surprise rate cut. The ECB lowered its main lending rate by 10 basis ...

Carried away by the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... monetary policy." That's fine. Especially, because the Japanese equity market had mainly been reacting to the Japanese currency's ups and downs since Shinzo Abe was re-elected Japanese prime minister on December 2012 and the BOJ announced its QE policy ...

ATO considers increasing Bitcoin control

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) could be asking Bitcoin and other crypto-currency holders to keep records of their transactions. The ATO has released guidance of the tax ramifications of crypto-currencies and how various parts of the tax law apply ...

Multi-asset emerging market approach halves volatility

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... is not asset class restricted and can invest in any or all of emerging markets equities, dollar sovereign bonds, local currency government bonds, corporate dollar bonds, local currency corporate bonds and local currencies. Capital Group senior vice president ...

UBS Dynamic Alpha Strategy wins large insto mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... Management as an investment house is being recognised." The Fund's objective is to generate returns through active asset and currency allocation, and this strategy has delivered a 5.74% gross return per annum above the UBS Bank bill index, over the last ...

CBA appoints international experts to oversee advice program

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... Schapiro will also be a part of the panel. Ludwig served under United States President Bill Clinton comptroller of the Currency, the head of the federal agency responsible for supervising the majority of US banking assets. Schapiro served as the 29th ...

Humanitarian you, humanitarian me too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... Russia's trading of sanctions for sanctions escalate into an all-out war, then global economic growth and equity, bond, currency, and commodity markets would be the least of our worries.

Australia's unit trust dictum is killing the funds industry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... different structures. The ability for Australian fund managers to offer investment products that can handle multiple currency classes is also essential. Cannane said it is estimated that up 40% of capital inflows through Singapore use UCITs. Woo said ...

Lonsec returns PM CAPITAL fund to 'Recommended'

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... compared to the local market there is a greater breadth of opportunity, a better risk reward and all at a time when the currency is in the top quartile - it just makes sense." "The return to recommended status is a reflection of both strong fund performance ...