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Higher recession risk creates opportunity in large miners: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
As the valuations of residential property and bank stocks have risen, so too has the risk that they will face a snap-back that could trigger a recession in the Australian economy, according to Lazard Asset Management. "House prices in Australia are ...

BoJ now top 10 shareholder in 200 stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
The Bank of Japan's stimulus measures have seen it quietly become one of the largest shareholders in the nation's largest companies, analysis from Bloomberg shows. The Japanese central bank is currently buying up equity ETFs at a rate of ¥3.3 trillion ...

Fixed income China's sweet spot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
China's bond markets can provide investors with strong yield and diversification opportunities, according to Western Asset Management. In a whitepaper discussing the significance of the Chinese economy in global markets, head of investment management ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
RBA meeting minutes The A$ broke above US$0.78, trading as high as US$0.7826 overnight and is currently fetching US$0.7805 - a 13.7% appreciation from this year's US$0.6864. The minutes of the RBA's 5 April Board meeting - the local unit was trading ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Is it still April Fool's or what? We all know it's just for a day - the 1st of April - but exactly two weeks after, the sun is shining, the sky is blue and everything's looking wonderful for me and you. Yes Virginia, financial markets - or more accurately ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
IMF World Economic Outlook Another 3 months, another downgrade. In its April World Economic Outlook (WEO) update, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has yet again revised down its global growth forecasts. The IMF now expects the global economy to ...

Africa to become major alpha source

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Insync Funds Management has predicted Africa will become the "next big growth region" for global investors. This is largely driven by the rise in African consumer markets, which have become a major profit driver for consumer multinationals, according ...

ETFs moving to mainstream

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
The growing adoption of ETFs by aligned dealer groups is pushing the product into the mainstream, with 2 in 5 planners now using ETFs as a core investment choice for client portfolios according to new research from Betashares and Investment Trends. ...

WA energy plant adds Canadian owners

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
A Canadian investment firm now has an ownership stake in a Western Australia multi-fuel cogeneration power plant, marking its third investment down under. Fengate Capital Management has announced the financial closure on its equity investment in the ...

Government lagging on super policy: Labor

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Labor has named three key benchmarks that it will use to analyse the Federal Government's superannuation policy, arguing that the government needs to put its policy on the table for fair evaluation. Speaking at the FSC BT Political Breakfast series ...