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Aussie instos buy ex-US value story

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... underperformed the competing growth index by 25%. The MSCI World Value Index has also underperformed but not by the same magnitude. "A large part of the underperformance is because US growth has been so strong and a large part of the growth market has ...

Perennial cuts fees for defensive LIC, revises investment strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... announcing that historically the investment mandate has included the carrying a level of protection "sufficient to reduce the magnitude of negative returns during sharp equity market falls." WDE chair Alan Schoenheimer explained: "The initial view was ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... to a one-year low of 2.3% from 2.4% in February. While the BOE predicts more tightening in the future, the scope and magnitude would be less if the slowing trend in inflation continues. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker ...

Royal Commission sees increased ASIC, APRA funding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) suggested the July 2018 start date for AFCA may not be possible, though, given the magnitude of work left in implementing the new framework. As a result, it is asking for the Treasury and ASIC to review the funding ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... thinks a July 2018 start date for Australian Financial Complaints Authority ( AFCA ) "may not be possible" given the magnitude of work left in implementing the new framework. So, it is asking for the Treasury and ASIC to review the funding for soon-to-be-replaced ...

Acadian talks big data 2.0, launches A-shares strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... and emerging markets is allowing quant investors to see what ESG announcements move stock prices and to measure the magnitude of these movements. What this really does is dig deeper into the "materiality" of ESG signals used by quants - a concept which ...

Three is the magic number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... Yellen said that, "While changes in tax policy will likely provide some lift to economic activity in coming years, the magnitude and timing of the macroeconomic effects of any tax package remain uncertain." For sure, this would provide an upside risk ...

FOFA breach sees former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
A former Magnitude Group financial adviser was banned by ASIC for breaching the best interest duty introduced under the Future of Financial Advice reforms. Jason Sean Atkins of Perth is prohibited from providing financial advice for three years after ...

Treasury responds to ABA derision over bank levy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... employees. The levy cannot be absorbed; it will be borne by these people. It is not possible to increase taxes by this magnitude without it impacting people," the submission reads. NAB stated its most obvious areas of concern are the calculation burden ...

Private wealth specialist appoints chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... David Murray joins Sterling from BT Investment Solutions, where he was a regional practice business manager for the BT Magnitude dealer group. Before that, he was a director at Peloton Partners, a director at FMD Financial and a principal at Mercer. ...