Weekly market update – week ending 1 July, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets rebounded over the past week as worries about Brexit leading to global financial and economic chaos faded somewhat. Despite

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04 Jul 2016

Brexit wins – implications for the world, Australia and investors

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Key points The vote by Britain to leave the European Union poses risks for UK, European and global financial and economic stability that may linger for a while. However, it

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28 Jun 2016

Weekly Market update – week ending 26 June 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Britain votes to Leave the European Union. The past week has been dominated by first the anticipation that Britain would vote

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27 Jun 2016

AMP Board elects Catherine Brenner as Chairman

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AMP  Limited has announced that Catherine Brenner has been elected Chairman of AMP  Limited Board as of 24 June 2016. Ms  Brenner joined the AMP Limited Board in 2010 and was

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27 Jun 2016

End of financial year a great time for financial goals check: AMP Capital

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Investors should revisit and refresh their financial goals in time for the start of the new financial year,according to AMP Capital. AMP Capital’s End of Financial Year (EOFY) investment checklist

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24 Jun 2016

The political pendulum swings to left – implications for medium term investment returns

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Key points The success of Trump and Sanders in the US, the close Brexit vote and the Australian Federal Election campaign suggest median voters have shifted to the left and

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21 Jun 2016

Weekly market update – week ending 17 June, 2016

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The past week has been dominated by Brexit worries which pushed down most share markets and combined with a very dovish US Federal Reserve pushed bond yields down as well.

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20 Jun 2016

AMP Capital praises progress to make China A-share market more accessible for global investors

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AMP Capital is encouraged by MSCI’s recognition of the ongoing reform efforts in China following MSCI’s announcement that it has delayed the inclusion of China A-shares in its emerging markets

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17 Jun 2016

Weekly market update – week ending 10 June, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares were mixed over the last week. While US shares pushed higher to within 1% of an all-time high on Fed

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14 Jun 2016

Where are we in the roller coaster of investor emotion?

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Key points At extremes the investment crowd is invariably wrong. Everyone who wants to buy will have done so and the only way is down (or vice versa in crowd

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09 Jun 2016