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Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... vulnerable to a negative shock. All these people who are 'long' oil and mining companies thinking that the dividends are safe are going to discover that they're not at all safe." (RBS wasn't even factoring in Brexit at the time). But if you acted on ...

Pension changes will impact retirement adequacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
Impending changes to the aged pension asset test thresholds will have a significant impact on the number of couples able to achieve a comfortable retirement, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The joint research from WTW and ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... Vancouver, San Francisco and Amsterdam follow close behind. House prices in Tokyo, Singapore and New York are meanwhile reasonably safe. At risk of stating the obvious, the report says cities at or near the bubble risk zone face a higher risk of a large ...

Charter Hall appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
Property group Charter Hall will welcome a new independent director from September as part of a board renewal process following the departure of David Deverall earlier this year. Joining the Charter Hall board is Karen Moses. She has more than 30 years' ...

Brexit won't impact Australia greatly: Treasurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The body representing Australia's top four financial authorities says the country is well placed to manage the economic and financial repercussions of Brexit. The Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) presented a report to the federal government earlier ...

US becomes post-Brexit equity safe haven

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
US equities have become a "safe harbour" for global investors following the Brexit referendum, according to J.P. Morgan research. J.P. Morgan's quarterly perspectives for Q3 2016 noted that there is continuing uncertainty as to when the UK government ...

Gold delivers for ETF investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... Gold exposures, both through physical gold bullion and gold miners, not only registered the best performance but provided a safe haven in a period of increased market volatility. BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said naturally market conditions ...

Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
An industry super fund dedicated to the electrical and communications industries is reducing its premiums for death and TPD insurance by about 15%. NESS Super said at a time when super fund insurance premiums are mostly rising, it is pleased to be bucking ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... less optimistic about both current conditions and the future outlook. Japan retail sales It seems Japan cannot get a break. Safe haven flows into the yen following Brexit has strengthened the Japanese currency further. This would certainly negatively ...

Liquidnet launches new equity algorithms for instos

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... investors, minimising information leakage and price distortion during each trade, while providing institutional investors with a safe environment in which to trade in size." Commenting on the launch, global head of Liquidnet's execution and quantitative ...