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Weekly market update – week ending 28 April, 2017

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

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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01 May 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 13 April, 2017

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

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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18 Apr 2017

Japanese investors key to global real assets funding

From AMP

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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18 Apr 2017

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

From AMP

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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13 Apr 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 7 April, 2017

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

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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10 Apr 2017

AMP Capital launches new Global Equity Fund

From AMP

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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04 Apr 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 31 March 2017

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

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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03 Apr 2017

AMP Capital advocates using a range measures for executive pay

From AMP

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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31 Mar 2017

A further 21 great investment quotes

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Introduction The basics of successful investing are timeless and some investors (often the best) have a knack of encapsulating these into a sentence or two that brings them to life

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30 Mar 2017

New research from AMP Capital reveals a disconnect between the growth objectives and asset allocation of SMSF trustees

From AMP

Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees have high growth expectations for the next 12 months yet as many as 55 per cent have moved to a more defensive asset allocation amid

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28 Mar 2017

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