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20 April 2017 • By Reporter • 1 min read

Strong quarter for Australian equities

      Australian domestic equities delivered strong returns in the first quarter of 2017 despite weakness in January, according to Mercer

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UBS wins $17bn passive mandate

AMP Capital has become the largest passive client of UBS Asset Management Australia, with the Swiss-based firm winning 12 new investment mandates ...

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Commodities rally putting pressure on RBA

A commodity-driven spike in Australia’s nominal GDP is putting the Reserve Bank of Australia under increased pressure to hike interest rates, says ...

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Geopolitics put markets in ‘risk off’ mode

Equity markets have given up some of their recent gains as investors wait to see how escalating tensions between the US and Syria and the US and North ...

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China growing faster than expected: NAB

China’s gross domestic product grew faster in the first quarter than was anticipated, with the transition to a services-based economy continuing, ...

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Household debt vulnerabilities 'increasing': RBA

Australia's financial system is exposed to risks associated with the housing market and high household indebtedness, warns the RBA. In its April ...

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Equity market tailwinds likely to fade

The chief structural trends driving equity market returns over the past three decades look poised to reverse over the next 30 years, according to ...

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China must ‘bite the bullet’ on debt

Chinese authorities need to act soon to rein in the “debt mountain” currently putting their economy at risk or suffer more severe fallout from a ...

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March employment figures show solid growth

Australia’s employment figures have risen significantly off the back of a surge in full-time jobs growth, according to AMP Capital. Employment grew ...

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New adviser banning panel proposed by ASIC

ASIC has issued a consultation paper exploring whether a new panel should be created to include a peer-review element in the regulator’s financial ...

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