The Federal Reserve is many things

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Ben Bernanke on January 28 and 29 presided over his last policy-setting meeting as chairman of the Federal Reserve, before leaving the central bank two days later. As expected, the

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Are developed economies facing “secular stagnation”?

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Larry Summers, former economic adviser to the White House and Harvard professor, was Barack Obama’s first pick to be the new head of the Federal Reserve. Democrats blocked his ascension

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Europe’s crisis response stirs danger of deflation

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Greece, as is often the case, is a bellwether for all that is going wrong in Europe. Among the latest woes for an economy that has contracted for six years

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2014 could be another good year for equities

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Global stock markets had another stellar year in 2013 as the S&P 500 Index notched record after record. Investors are likely to remain well disposed to equities in 2014 due

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The ‘Free Lunch’ Is Over – it’s time to get active in emerging markets

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The reasons to invest in faster-growing emerging markets remain compelling. However, the drivers of emerging markets are changing, which has consequences for the approach investors take. Rebalancing in the global

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Investing in demographics

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Identifying structural growth winners underpinned by demographic megatrends In this paper, we argue the equity market is less efficient at valuing companies benefiting from structural growth, which creates opportunities for

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Fidelity launches new Australian small/mid cap equities fund – Fidelity Future Leaders Fund

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Fidelity Worldwide Investment (‘Fidelity’) has announced the launch of a new Australian Equities fund – the Fidelity Future Leaders Fund. The Fund will invest in stocks outside the ASX top

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Fidelity Worldwide Investment lowers minimum investment amount

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Fidelity Worldwide Investment (‘Fidelity’) is pleased to announce that the minimum initial investment amount required in any one of its funds has been lowered from $500,000 to $25,000, across its

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Fidelity Worldwide Investment appoints Michael Bargholz as Country Head for Australia

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Fidelity Worldwide Investment today announces that Michael Bargholz has been appointed as Managing Director, Australia. Michael joined Fidelity in February as Senior Investment Director after a lengthy career with AllianceBernstein,

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