Weekly market & economic update – week ending 4 April, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week has seen gains in share markets and a further increase in bond yields on the back of mostly

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07 Apr 2014

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 28 March

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 Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week has seen somewhat messy and mixed trading in share markets – down slightly in the US but up

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31 Mar 2014

Common myths and mistakes of investing

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Key points Investors frequently employ common sense rules of thumb that often turn out to be wrong. Because investment markets are forward looking it often makes sense to turn common

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28 Mar 2014

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 21 March, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week has seen worries about Ukraine fade but concerns the Fed will raise rates earlier than expected take centre

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24 Mar 2014

AMP Capital expands global infrastructure debt team

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AMP Capital has made a number of senior appointments to its global infrastructure debt team in London and New York to support business growth. In London, Emma Haight joins the

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21 Mar 2014

Succession planning a key part of good governance

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Shareholders stand to benefit from an increased focus on succession planning for senior management and boards of directors, according to AMP Capital’s Corporate Governance Report for 2013. The report states

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11 Mar 2014

Weekly market & economic update: week ending 7 March, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While tensions regarding Ukraine saw shares dip and safe haven assets like bonds and gold rally early in the week, this

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10 Mar 2014

AMP launches Super product for growing middle market employer segment

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AMP has launched a new corporate superannuation solution for the growing middle market, a segment which now accounts for 25 per cent of Australian workers. AMP SignatureSuper Select will offer

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05 Mar 2014

A comment on Ukraine

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Worries about Ukraine have adversely affected share markets yesterday (US S&P futures -0.8%, ASX 200 -0.5%,). The Ukrainian economy is too small and its problems too specific to have a

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04 Mar 2014

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 28 February, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week It’s been another somewhat mixed week for global and Australian shares as indexes flirt with post GFC highs and the situation

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03 Mar 2014