Aviva Investors Market Monitor – 09 February 2011

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Reporting season – week 2 With the earnings season now in progress, the past week was full of important corporate announcements that have impacted share performance. This week we discuss

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Two thirds of Asian companies have strong balance sheets, finds Fidelity survey

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Solid performance with double digit sales and profit growth expected for Asian companies Inflation, US economy and regulation are key challenges Companies cashed up and potentially looking to spend Asian

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Weekly market & economic update – 4 February 2010

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Headline developments Nature continued to wreak havoc in Australia, with Cyclone Yasi smashing into North Queensland as a category 5 storm (the highest they get) leaving a trail of devastation.

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Aviva Investors receives fund management licence for Singapore

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Aviva Investors today announced that it has received a Capital Markets Services Licence in Fund Management from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The licence allows Aviva Investors to provide

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China: Robust growth and inflation moderates

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Chinese economic data Chinese economic activity picked up pace in the last three months of the year. The Chinese economy grew at a 9.8 per cent annual rate in the

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Hedge now, gain later

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Businesses urged to consider hedging strategies ahead of expected dip in value of Aussie Businesses that rely on importing goods or services are being urged to consider hedging strategies in

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Investment Briefing – The great experiment

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The world is still working through the aftermath of the credit crisis. While improving economic data and more fiscal stimulus in the US support a positive consensus for 2011, other

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Economic Update: December Quarter 2010

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While the Australian share market tended to lag overseas markets during the year, the stronger Australian Dollar (which exceeded parity with the US Dollar for the first time since 1982)

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Asian institutional demand for alternatives will accelerate in 2011 with corporate governance top priority in choice of manager, says BNY Mellon

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Robust outlook for Asian hedge funds in 2011 driven by accelerating institutional demand Low interest rate environment fuelling demand for alternatives in emerging markets, particularly Asia, with institutions drawn to

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Growth assets should deliver returns in 2011, Russell global outlook says

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Global assets neither expensive nor cheap Equities favoured but international preferred over domestic Riskier asset classes such as equities and property are expected to present the best value this year

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