What’s next for Asian Equities?

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Having bounced back strongly since the lows of 2008, Asian equity markets have recently been through a soft patch, underperforming developed markets such as the US and broader global indices.

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Threadneedle appointments to Emerging Markets Equities team

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Threadneedle, a leading international asset manager, has appointed two emerging market analysts as the company continues to expand its emerging markets capabilities. Georgina Hellyer has joined as an analyst for

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BNY Mellon Asset Management Names Alan Harden as CEO of Asia-Pacific

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BNY Mellon Asset Management Names Alan Harden as CEO of Asia-Pacific.  He will report to Curtis Arledge, vice chairman of BNY Mellon and chief executive officer of BNY Mellon’s Investment Management

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BOSI strengthens local expertise in syndication market

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BOS International (BOSI) has boosted its capability and strength in the syndication market which services the corporate, project and acquisition finance markets. Simon Ewing has been appointed as Head of

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Retirement can lead to a feeling of abandonment

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It is increasingly recognised that the need for financial advice grows rather than declines in retirement. Yet many baby boomers will find that their financial adviser will also retire at around

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CommSec: Job ads slump; Inflation eases to 5-year low

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TD Securities monthly inflation gauge; Job Ads; Weekly petrol price Job market slows. The ANZ job advertisement index slumped by 6.5 per cent in May with internet jobs down 6.6

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Beaton Consulting: adviser sentiment on the banning of risk commissions

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Beaton Consulting survey advisers on the banning of life risk commissions x The Beaton IFA Market Pulse is a quarterly survey among financial advisers in Australia. The survey provides a platform

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NAB Private Wealth tops private banking awards

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NAB Private Wealth was honoured last night at the Australian Private Banking Council 2011 Awards ceremony in Sydney. Private bankers from National Australia Bank won the categories of Outstanding Relationship

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Australia lags the world in institutional uptake of ETFs

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Speaking yesterday at an ASX conference on Exchange Traded Funds, Deborah Fuhr, Managing Director of investment company BlackRock, said that while retail investors in Australia had embraced ETFs, institutional investors

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ACO Instrument Fund offers new opportunities for wholesale investors

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New Fund acquires first asset: Australia’s only Stradivarius violin The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) today announced the launch and the first acquisition of its brand new investment fund: a rare

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