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Chinalising Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
A brand new day, same nagging issues. The headlines may have changed but the underlying problem remains - the uncertainty that is the European sovereign debt problem. We were reminded of this again last night. Rising yields. Italian yields hit fresh ...

Insto clients forecast a low growth world economy

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Pessimism about the outlook for global growth has significantly worsened since March, according to a survey of institutional clients by global investment management firm PIMCO. PIMCO surveyed clients before its recent Macroeconomic Forum and asked respondents ...

Fidelity: Government intervention cause for concern

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... Fidelity. "Additionally, governments such as China's are increasing their tendency to micro manage business in order to achieve macro goals, particularly in the banking, property and environmental areas. "Despite this, it is clear that if we can get ...

Another 'should have gone shopping' moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... 1043 last February. Not so long ago (2009), financial markets rallied with only "green shoots" powering their climb. US macro dynamics are better looking than that now. Of course, Europe remains a major risk for the US and the global economy at large. ...

Eaton Vance launches first Australian domiciled fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... meetings with superannuation funds and asset consultants, to bring down their emerging market capabilities, their global macro capabilities, obviously their bank loan capabilities... and also a solution to the Cooper Review after tax return of equity ...

HSBC: Australia's trade growth to expand 129% by 2025

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
Australia's trade has a healthy future growth forecast of 129% by 2025, almost double the global rate, placing it fourth overall in Asia, according to HSBC Trade Connections. HSBC Trade Connections, a new quarterly global trade forecast tool of 37 countries ...

Sunsuper appoints new consultant as model shifts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... we do about the shorter-term stuff," said Hartley. "Historically we've tended to have a significant weighting to global macro hedge funds which has given an element of that but we're looking at various aspects as to whether we should be doing some medium ...

PIMCO appoints new vice president

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
PIMCO Australia has named Adam Bowe as the new senior vice president for fixed income portfolio management and trading in Sydney. The former director of fixed income portfolio management at UBS Global Asset Management takes up the position at the end ...

AMP Capital rides high on global infra demand

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... supporting yields the asset class is well positioned to provide investors stable and defensive returns despite on-going macro concerns and market volatility." According to AMP Capital, estimated spending on infrastructure is under by $25 trillion worldwide ...

Bulls see red

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... Eurozone's PMI slid to 49.2 this month from 50.7 in August. I turned bearish on the markets not only because of these negative macro dynamics but also because of investors' seeming aversion towards capitulation - capitulation that would clear the decks ...