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Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... lead investors to sell equities as they perceive that the level of the equity market is high... As a result, we often see a few lacklustre trading sessions in the days following attention-grabbing events." Strawman.com's Andrew Page told Financial ...

Shareholder activism on the rise

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
Shareholders are demanding changemore than ever before. That is, according to financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard, and its 2019 review of shareholder activism. The report found that 147 investors launched new campaigns against companies ...

Why women struggle in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
New research points the finger at conflicted remuneration as one of the factors keeping women out of the financial advice industry. The University of Otago in New Zealand and RMIT University in Melbourne have collaborated to explore why so many fewer ...

Chief economist update: Phase one deal signed, sealed and delivered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... 52.5 from November's seven-month high reading of 53.5. The worst that could be inferred from the PMI readings of the past few months is that the Chinese economy is stabilising, if not gaining momentum. A lasting deal would turn stability into stronger ...

VanEck launches new income product

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... interest rates. "That situation is not likely to reverse anytime soon, with another official rate cut expected in the next few months, so investors seeking income will need to allocate more to income producing equities and fixed income securities to ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... to help secure equity for a first home deposit, and financial advisers are split on the growing trend. For some, the lucky few, the money for the deposit is a gift. For others, it's a loan, with parents offering to match their kid's savings or ...

Global equities enjoy strongest year since 2013

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... shows international equity assets turned in their best annual performance since 2013, as most asset classes managed to put a few tough years behind them in 2019. According to new Morningstar research, annual asset class returns on a calendar year basis ...

Franklin Templeton veteran readies two funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... Andrew Nolan. Prior to this, he worked for Wellington Management in Boston. Nolan partnered with Eleuthera in July 2018, a few months after leaving Warakirri after eight and a half years and obtaining the Australian financial services licence for his ...

Industry veteran set to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... surprising. There does seem to be an appetite and it's not surprising given the strong performance from the ASX over the last few years," Lee said. "It's very exciting as this is something that I love to do. I love stock selection and Aussie ...

Chief economist update: Moving target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... series of rate increases has again brought inflation back below target (to 1.9% in November 2018 - prompting the Fed pause a few months later, followed by outright rate cuts). To avoid a repeat of the same mistake, there are now whispers that the Fed ...