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The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... domestic surveys and stats last week arguing that the RBA would need to cut interest rates some more to try and reverse the trend deterioration in the domestic economy. In it I briefly touched on the Australian dollar exchange rate inferring that it ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... readings on the ANZ job ads survey, with the lead indicating continued weakness in job creation. This is supported by the trend estimates in jobs growth......and continued high underemployment rate which, would maintain pressure on wages growth. Low ...

Platform hires former Netwealth distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
The former head of distribution for Netwealth has taken on a newly created role with a rival managed accounts and platform provider. Nick Mitchell has been appointed co-head of distribution at Mason Stevens. In the new role, Mitchell will be responsible ...

FASEA attempting to re-write law: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority is using its Code of Ethics to re-write the law rather than providing genuine guidance to financial advisers, the industry association believes. According to the Association of Financial Advisers ...

International investors chase Australian real assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... investors' appetite, and this can be seen in the increased fundraising for the region," Adefuye said. "There is an upward trend in the amount of capital collected as well as in the number of real assets deals announced. Investors are seeking stable returns ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... manufacturing activity appears to have bottomed and just as it led the services sector down it heralds a turnaround from the trend decline in the services sector. The improvement in the manufacturing sector can be observed in the world's biggest ...

High net worths want more: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
Australia's high net worth investors are looking for more from their wealth advisers, including broader access to alternatives. The 2019 Powerwrap and Investment Trends HNW Investor Report shows 58% of HNWs have unmet advice needs, an increase of four ...

Global ETF industry hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... active and passive, with ETFs outselling mutual funds three-to-one in the September quarter." BetaShares said continuing the trend from previous quarters; the fixed income asset class received the highest inflows, with 45% of total inflows, however significantly ...

Is EM an investor's saving grace?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... are turning to global markets on the hunt for yield and going into riskier markers to search for returns. This is a new trend for Australians." Fidelity expects emerging markets to generate outsized growth in the "foreseeable future" while the International ...

Investor relations pay significantly increases

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... received some form of incentive in 2018; this was down slightly this year to 52%. "Since 2017 we have seen an increasing trend in the number of investor relations professionals managing larger teams of people," AIRA's chief executive Ian Matheson said. ...