Macron wins, Europe continues to reject populism and nationalism – good for Europe and good for markets, although a lot has already been factored in

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As suggested by opinion polls the centrist pro Euro candidate Emmanuel Macron has won the French presidential election against the far right, anti globalisation, anti Euro National Front candidate Marine

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Weekly market update – week ending 5 May, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While US, European and Japanese shares rose over the last week helped by good economic and earnings news, anticipation of a

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Weekly market update – week ending 28 April, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw “risk on” following the outcome of the first round of the French election and in anticipation of

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Weekly market update – week ending 13 April, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Investment markets were in “risk off” mode over the last week in response to concerns about North Korea, Syria and the

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Japanese investors key to global real assets funding

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Investors from Japan are primed to play a key funding role for global infrastructure and real estate, according to analysis from AMP Capital. With assets under management approaching ¥500 trillion

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Gen Y or Gen Rent? AMP Capital finds investor benefits for US apartment REITs as home ownership declines

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A major demographic shift in the US has contributed to a steady decline in home ownership since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), with Generation Y dubbed Generation Rent as millennials

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Weekly market update – week ending 7 April, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Most share markets slipped over the last week with ongoing nervousness regarding whether President Trump will pass his pro-business reforms, the

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AMP Capital launches new Global Equity Fund

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AMP Capital has launched its new Global Equity Fund, which aims to deliver double-digit annualised absolute returns across a market cycle, with lower volatility than equity markets. The AMP Capital

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Weekly market update – week ending 31 March 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Stronger global economic data dominated the action over the last week, offsetting some of the fears around whether President Trump will

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AMP Capital advocates using a range measures for executive pay

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Non-financial performance measures for executives play an important role in encouraging companies to build the capability required to deliver strong financial results and sustainable returns for shareholders, according to AMP

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