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Labour market says go, inflation says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Yes, no, maybe I don't know. That's the answer we got from the very latest US non-farm payrolls report on the question of a September lift-off. There was something for everyone. Those expecting the Fed to pull the lift-off trigger at their 16-17 September ...

UK govt tempts super funds with real estate projects

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
The UK government has enlisted a former Lord Mayor of London and property expert to pitch flagship real estate projects to Australian superannuation funds. Sir Michael Bear served in one of the world's oldest surviving elected roles from 2010 to 2011. ...

Super Mario returns fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Shots fired! Shots fired! Yes Virginia, Super Mario returned overnight and shot down the euro, putting smiles on the faces of holders of Eurozone stocks - Stoxx 600 up 2.4% -- and bonds - 10-year yields fell across the region. The euro dropped to as ...

Lead us not into a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Oh-em-gee! Australia, for sure and for certain, is in trouble now. Economic growth has slowed to a crawl - a mere 0.2% in the second quarter - and that 2.5% below-trend growth in the first quarter we've all been moaning about has fallen below-er trend ...

Zero-margin platforms could target Australian market

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
Australia's "slow to innovate" investment platform landscape could be threatened by the arrival of overseas "zero-margin" providers, according to Bravura Solutions research. Referencing economist Jeremy Rifkin's The Zero Marginal Cost Society, Bravura's ...

It's the Fed, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Are we barking at the wrong tree? Let me rephrase that, we are barking at the wrong tree. It has been less than a month ago - before this wailing and gnashing of teeth - that bad China news brought hopes that central command would fight back with stimulus ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Hedge funds should be thriving in the unusual low return environment. But instead of turning to the rock stars of funds management, investors are choosing safer and cheaper options. As managers warn about an Australian brain drain, experts talk about ...

Put your tax return in to super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... run out of superannuation relatively quickly and be forced to rely on the government," Cahill said. "It is impossible to predict the state of government finances in the future so people would be prudent to take their retirement in their own hands."

Global bond fund gets first Aussie investor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Alpha Fund Managers has become the first Australian investor in a global asset manager's absolute return bond fund. Standard Life Investments' Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies Trust aims to return cash plus 3% per annum over rolling three-year ...

Mercer launches super data analytics tool

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... under management. The company says the new analytics, marketing and strategy platform - to be known as Mercer Edge - "will predict, in near real-time, members' behaviours; put simply, it will change the member retention and growth trajectory of a fund." ...