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23 February 2015 • By Scott Hodder • 1 min read

Investors anxious about equities: BlackRock

As the equity bull market enters its seventh year investors are asking whether the risks of remaining in equities outweigh the potential rewards, ...

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Hedge funds warned on ‘inherent’ conflicts

The hedge fund sector must do a better job of disclosing the “inherent” conflicts within its business model, argues New York-based Ionic Capital ...

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AMP net profit up 32 per cent

AMP has reported a net profit of $884 million for the year ending 31 December 2014, up from $672 million in the previous year. The financial ...

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Europe needs structural change, not QE

The eurozone should be focusing on structural changes to the labour and credit sectors rather than monetary policy, argues US asset manager Payden ...

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Basel III changes to hit hedge funds

The impending Basel III changes could make it difficult for some hedge fund managers to secure financing, says State Street head of alternatives Dan ...

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Challenger half-year profit down five per cent

Despite recording its highest retail annuity sales Challenger has reported a drop in its net profit after tax (NPAT) for the half-year to 31 December ...

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ANZ reports $1.65bn profit in ‘tough’ conditions

ANZ has reported a net profit of $1.65 billion for the three months to 31 December 2014 and an annual dividend yield of 4.98 per cent. In its ...

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Don’t ditch active US equities, says GMO

Only a handful of active US equity managers beat their benchmarks in 2014, but investors should think twice before going passive 2015, argues GMO

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Italy is Europe’s ‘problem child’: Perpetual

Despite Italy's debt problems, it is "too big to bail and too big to fail", says Perpetual head of investment markets research Matthew Sherwood

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Global stocks added to Morningstar research platform

Morningstar Australasia has added global stocks to its Adviser Research Centre platform. The move comes in response to the financial planning ...

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