Weekly market & economic update – week ending 6 June, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets mainly rose over the past week on the back of further monetary stimulus from the European Central Bank.

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 30 May, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets mostly rose over the past week helped by relief at the conclusion of the European and Ukrainian elections, mostly

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 23 May, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Most share markets managed to rise over the last week, but the lack of momentum seen all year remains a feature.

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Equities drive positive returns for institutional investors as interest in alternatives continues to rise

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Despite enjoying better-than-expected returns in 2013, institutional investors are significantly reining in their return expectations for 2014 and turning to alternative – and illiquid – asset classes alongside global equities,

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AMP reduces pricing on North Guarantee

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AMP has reduced the cost of the North Guarantee, making it cheaper for customers taking out a new guarantee to access a solution to protect their capital in times of

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 16 May, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw more messy and volatile trading in share markets with some mixed economic data and corporate news in

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2014-15 Aust Budget – heading back to surplus

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Key points After a 2013-14 deficit of $49.9bn, the budget deficit for 2014-15 is now projected to be $30bn, down from $34bn in the Mid-Year Economic Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). For

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 9 May, 2014

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  Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw more messy and volatile trading in share markets with dovish comments by US and European central

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AMP Capital launches SMSF-focused investment series

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AMP Capital has launched an investment series targeted towards self-managed super funds (SMSFs), meeting growing demand from the DIY super sector looking for portfolio diversity and specialist investment strategies. The

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 2 May, 2014

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 Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week was mixed for share markets. US, European and Japanese shares rose slightly on the back of mostly good

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