15 March 2016 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read
The European Central Bank's (ECB's) latest round of monetary easing simply provides more of an "overextended overdraft" to the banking sector, and the ...
READ MOREChina has downgraded its GDP growth target for 2016 to a range of 6.5 per cent to 7 per cent, according to NAB Group Economics. In an economic ...
READ MOREFund management firm Northcape Capital has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services as its master custodian and administrator. BNP Paribas ...
READ MOREOver the 12 months ending December 2015, total in-force group risk insurance business increased by 14 per cent, while life insurer TAL also became the ...
READ MOREEuropean Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi has made a serious "communications error" by telling financial markets the ECB will not be making ...
READ MOREThe return outlook for equities and bonds is nearing post-GFC lows, with the BlackRock Investment Institute expecting “compressed market returns” over ...
READ MOREThere is confusion within the industry regarding the function of hybrid bonds, with the Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) indicating they are ...
READ MOREQuantitative investment strategies based on 'momentum' now dominate investment markets – but that's actually good news if you are a fundamental ...
READ MORECommInsure has responded to allegations aired in the media about its unethical claims handling by announcing a series of changes to its insurance ...
READ MOREAustralian small-cap managers outperformed the benchmark by an average of 5.7 per cent in 2015, but underperformed compared with the previous two ...
READ MORE