The Australian economy still in the doldrums with more help from the RBA and $A needed

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Key points Australian economic growth remains weak at 2.5%. Expect another one or two RBA cash rate cuts and the $A to fall to around $US0.70 by year end. Record

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05 Mar 2015

AMP Capital plans first step into Japanese infrastructure market

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GII will invest in renewable energy infrastructure such as solar photovoltaic generation facilities across Japan, taking advantage of the growing demand for clean energy. Its first acquisition will be an

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03 Mar 2015

Weekly market update – week ending 27 February, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets mostly rose over the last week helped by a combination of good news on Greece, benign comments from Fed

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02 Mar 2015

Another 21 great investment quotes

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Introduction Investing can be profitable as well as fun, but it can also be unnerving and unprofitable if you don’t understand markets and don’t have the right mindset. The basics

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25 Feb 2015

Weekly market update – week ending 20 February, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While US and Australian shares were little changed over the last week, other markets managed good gains. Eurozone shares were helped

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23 Feb 2015

AMP reports A$884 million net profit for FY 14

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AMP Limited has reported a net profit of A$884 million for the full year to 31 December 2014[1], up 32 per cent on A$672 million reported for FY 13. Underlying

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20 Feb 2015

AMP Capital’s lai see for investors in the Year of the Goat

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It is Chinese tradition to give lai see or red packets as a blessing on special occasions.  With Chinese New Year less than a week away, AMP Capital has its

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17 Feb 2015

Weekly market update – week ending 13 February, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares generally saw good gains over the last week thanks to a combination of optimism regarding Greece, a new Ukraine ceasefire

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16 Feb 2015

Australian unemployment at its highest since 2002 = more rate cuts on the way

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Australian jobs growth back to earth in January After three months of unbelievably strong jobs growth (101,000 new jobs were created between September and December last year), employment fell back

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13 Feb 2015

AMP Capital continues to build global infrastructure debt team

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AMP Capital has appointed Roopa Murthy as Director and Giles Gray as Associate to its Infrastructure Debt team in London. Emma Haight-Cheng, who joined the London office as a Director

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13 Feb 2015