Powered by MOMENTUM MEDIA
lawyers weekly logo
Advertisement

News

markets

27 January 2017 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read

Australia ‘vulnerable to shocks’: Moody’s

Moody’s has reaffirmed Australia’s AAA credit rating while also warning that high household debt levels are exposing the economy to “negative shocks”

READ MORE
icon

Hunter Hall rejects demands for share buyback

The board of Hunter Hall Global Value has hit back at claims made by Wilson Asset Management regarding the adequacy of its governance and rejected the ...

READ MORE
icon

Inflation undershoots market expectations

The December 2016 quarter inflation figures have surprised the market on the downside, raising the prospect of another RBA rate cut in coming months

READ MORE
icon

Virtual bond issued via CBA blockchain platform

The Queensland Treasury Corporation has successfully issued a ‘virtual cryptobond’ using the Commonwealth Bank’s blockchain platform

READ MORE
icon

Hedge funds outperform equities in 2016

Hedge funds outperformed equities and bonds on a risk-adjusted basis according to a new report from the Alternative Investment Management Association

READ MORE
icon

Standard Life Investments make ESG hire

Global investment firm Standard Life Investments has appointed Deborah Gilshan as the company’s governance and stewardship director. Ms Gilshan ...

READ MORE
icon

Pinnacle makes rival bid for Hunter Hall

Pinnacle Investment Management has made a takeover bid for Hunter Hall that is 50 per cent higher than Washington H. Soul Pattinson's ...

READ MORE
icon

Rising inflation to stay RBA’s hand: QIC

Today’s release of the 2016 December quarter inflation numbers is likely to calm fears about disinflation and stave off an RBA rate cut, according to ...

READ MORE
icon

Trump could trigger trade war, warns SSGA

Trade policy action taken by US President Donald Trump’s administration could see retaliatory moves made by other global markets, cautions State ...

READ MORE
icon

Pimco appoints new head of Asia-Pacific

Pimco has named a new head of Asia-Pacific to replace Eric Mogelof, who is relocating to New York to head up the firm’s US global wealth management ...

READ MORE