Weekly economic and market update – week ending 18 June, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While US shares fell over the last week as the Fed surprised on the hawkish side and Chinese shares also fell,

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Weekly market update – week ending 11 June, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets mostly rallied over the last week. The big surprise perhaps was the US where shares rallied to a

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AMP announces appointment of AMP Capital CEO

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AMP Limited has announced the appointment of internationally respected asset management executive Shawn Johnson as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AMP Capital. Mr Johnson served as Senior Managing Director

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Inflation – why it matters for investment markets

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Key points The shift from high inflation to low inflation has been a key tailwind for investment returns over the last 40 years – in particular it has allowed capital

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Weekly market update – week ending 4 June, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets were mixed over the last week with US shares up 0.6% helped by a solid but less than

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The Australian economic recovery remained strong in the March quarter with GDP up 1.8% – seven reasons for optimism

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Key points With growth of 1.8% in the March quarter, Australian GDP is now back above its pre pandemic level. While uncertainties remain – including around the latest coronavirus outbreak

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Weekly market update – week ending 28 may, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rebounded over the last week as inflation fears faded a bit and economic data indicated that the recovery

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AMP acknowledges proceedings commenced by ASIC

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AMP acknowledges the civil proceedings brought by ASIC in the Federal Court in relation to alleged breaches concerning the deduction of life insurance premiums and advice service fees from the

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AMP launches six new partnered managed portfolios as MyNorth’s managed portfolio AUM passes $2bn

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AMP has announced the launch of six new partnered managed portfolios (PMPs) with different advice practices, delivered through its flagship MyNorth wrap platform. The new offers come as NyNorth’s growing

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Weekly market update – week ending 21 May, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets had a bit of a rough ride with inflation fears continuing to impact and this left them mixed for

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