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Advisers leave China and turn to US growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... client preference and a bias for Australian assets as a difficulty to invest in global assets. Clients' risk profile and currency risk were also high on the list. The results of the report are drawn from the Investment Trends August 2013 Adviser Product ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... index futures contract was down five points at 5,412. The European Union cut its 2014 forecast for the 17-member single currency to 1.1 per cent growth next year, down from the 1.2 per cent it forecast in May, and a 12.2 per cent unemployment rate, up ...

RBA and Melbourne Cup two-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... that, "The Australian dollar rose recently, but is still about 10 per cent below its level in April. A lower level of the currency than seen at present would assist in rebalancing growth in the economy." The Australian dollar was fetching around US$0.9399 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... interest rates when the European Central Bank (ECB) meets next week - and in the wake of falling inflation across the single-currency area, analysts said. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index edged up 0.05 per cent to 6,734.74 points, while Frankfurt's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... analysts said was a stark "revising away" of a tourism-led summer breather. The key unemployment rate across the 17-country currency area hit a record 12.2 per cent in September, with about 19.5 million people classed as jobless by European Union data ...

Magellan High Conviction fund 'Recommended' by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... identified Douglass has the ability to allocate up to 50% of the portfolio to cash. In addition, Zenith notes that the Fund's currency exposures may be actively managed. The Fund applies a base management of 1.50%, with a performance fee of 10% applied ...

Acquisition boosts BTIM profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013

Higher inflation triggered by central bank decisions

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... He also believes circumstances are conspiring to create an inflationary environment at home in Australia as well. "The currency is too high, growth is too low and house prices are growing too fast. The Reserve Bank only has interest rate movements to ...

While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... high inflation and ballooning budget and current account deficits (the highest among the BRICs) - greased the Indian currency's slide. The Fed's surprise non-taper gave emerging markets - India, in particular -- a reprieve. The rupee rebounded by 7.7% ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... word-on some other obligations. Second, the global financial system would begin a frantic search for a new international currency. U.S. Treasurys have long served that purpose. But if international investors see Treasurys as potential political pawns ...