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17 February 2016 • By • 1 min read

Currency war back on the table: BNP Paribas

The introduction of negative interest rates by The Bank of Japan (BoJ) last month has renewed concerns of a global currency war, says BNP Paribas

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Market turmoil 'detached' from reality

The broad-based sell-off in markets is a result of a variety of factors, says Instreet Investment, but may ultimately be “detached” from economic ...

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Challenger first half profit up 18%

Annuities provider Challenger has posted a normalised net profit after tax of $182 million for the six months to 31 December 2015, up 18 per cent on ...

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Colonial First State partners with UTS

University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has agreed to collaborate with Colonial First State (CFS) on a number of wealth management projects

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FSC welcomes new trade minister

The Financial Services Council has welcomed Steven Ciobo's appointment as Trade and Investment Minister, replacing outgoing minister Andrew Robb

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ESG factors a marker of earnings potential

Investors that consider both valuations and environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are more likely to identify companies that will ...

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HNW wealth steady at $1.55trn

The collective wealth of Australia's high-net-worth (HNW) investors is sitting at $1.55 trillion, down marginally from October 2014, according to ...

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Renewal of global credit crisis 'unlikely’

Investors are spooked after the Australian share market officially entered "bear market" territory last week – but a repeat of the 2007-2008 global ...

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Pimco wary of negative interest rates

Recent experiments with negative interest rates by central banks could end up doing the global economy "more harm than good", warns Pimco

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Australians reject 'unethical' bank behaviour

A national survey by Oxfam Australia has revealed that almost 50 per cent of Australians would change banks if they found that their bank was behaving ...

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