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Non-economic factors driving recent market movements

Volatility based on fears about Ebola, sanctions on Russia and oil policy Political stability in Asia contributing to economic gains Abenomics getting a boost from Japan’s growing household wealth, corporate

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06 Nov 2014

The surprise for investors during the Middle East flare-ups

From Fidelity Investment Managers

In 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during the Jewish religious festival of Yom Kippur. The swift arrival of arms from the US helped Israel repel

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22 Sep 2014

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 19 September, 2014

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets mostly rose over the last week helped by indications from the Fed that it’s still in no hurry to

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22 Sep 2014

Nathan Lim updates Australian Ethical’s global energy policy assessment

From Australian Ethical Investment

Australia Headlines Western Australia’s energy market is broken – wholesale electricity prices ($180 per megawatt hour) cost more than unsubsidised solar and wind, more than double rates in Eastern Australia

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17 Sep 2014

Gold stocks undervalued, gains seen: leading expert

Gold stocks are likely to rise over the next year from their current undervalued levels. Additionally merger and acquisition activity could heat up with any rise in the gold price

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16 Sep 2014

Global outlook – more ups than downs

From Standard Life Investments

Weekly Economic Briefing With all the negative headlines coming out of the Ukraine and Middle East in recent weeks, it has been easy to forget that the global economy is

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11 Sep 2014

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 5 September, 2014

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the last week with Eurozone shares up on the ECB’s monetary easing and talk of a

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08 Sep 2014

Global ETF investors return to Emerging Markets

From State Street

In July, ETF investors added close to US$35.5BN to ETFs globally, helping to maintain the industry’s close to US$2.6TN in assets under management. Strong positive flows were seen across the

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19 Aug 2014

Global threats are mounting

From Fidelity Worldwide Investment

The hazards confronting the world economy are mounting. The US economy is recovering at an unspectacular pace of about 2%[1] and a sub-par labour market, sluggish wages growth, renewed doubts about

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18 Aug 2014

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 8 August, 2014

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments over the past week The share market correction continued over the last week with a whole range of issues weighing on confidence including Russian retaliatory

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11 Aug 2014

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CPD: A TTR strategy for modern retirement
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