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Investors to benefit from $4tn US infrastructure bill

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... smooth return over a 12-month period," BNY Mellon global real return portfolio manager Suzanne Hutchins said. Of the total dollar figure needed to overhaul infrastructure in the US, 80% will be funded by issuance of US municipal bonds. Standish Mellon ...

Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
The US Department of Justice is seeking to recover about $2 billion in assets misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund in a scandal with ties to the Malaysian prime minister's stepson and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio, among other notable ...

Millennials choosing stock market over housing market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
As the prospect of owning their own home becomes less of a reality, millennials are turning to the stock market to invest and build their wealth. New insights from CommSec reveal more than half of all new customers are under the age of 35, with the ...

Not too late to maximise super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
With legislative changes only a few weeks away, advisers should be on top of boosting clients' super balances, according to a superannuation expert. Perpetual Private head of strategic advice Colin Lewis told Financial Standard one of the most critical ...

May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... June 2016. Sterling depreciated against its major currency counterparts after the elections: it fell by 1.6% versus the US dollar; it went down by 1.3% against the euro and by 1.1% vis-a-vis the Japanese yen. It wasn't all bad news though. The FTSE 100 ...

BlackRock lists cash ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... ISEC) both provide access to a diversified portfolio of highly rated money market and short term fixed interest Australian dollar securities. The iShares Core Cash ETF is part of the Australian Core series of iShares ETFs, a range of low cost, broad ...

Review life insurance ahead of super reforms: BT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
With the end of financial year and 1 July superannuation reforms fast approaching, advisers shouldn't overlook the value of life insurance arrangements inside superannuation. Keeping in mind concessional and non-concessional contribution limits are ...

Super funds and CEFC join investment forces

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
Hostplus, Future Super, Australian Ethical Investment and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation have raised $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund to be run by specialised investment manager Artesian. The fund will invest in startups at seed stage ...

Stamp duty axing treated with caution

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... retirement. What we found works well is providing client's options to incentivise their children to save, such as matching them dollar for dollar." More information on the NSW Government's housing affordability package can be found here.

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
You've all heard, read and googled the news - the Australian dollar is taking a battering and is headed down, down. I first came across this when I read Michael Wilson's piece on Bloomberg, "The Australian Dollar's Outlook Darkens" (16 May). Back then ...