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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... 10-year JGBs at around 0% and annual bond purchases at an annual pace of ¥80 trillion. The BOJ also left other asset purchase parameters unchanged: "The Policy Board also decided by a 7-2 vote to purchase exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Japan real ...

Bendigo sells estates business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... selected parts of the wealth value chain, and strengthens our position as a leading provider of trustee services." The EQT purchase coincides with the group forming a strategic partnership with Bendigo, which includes a five-year referral arrangement ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
At long last - after 12 long months of toing and froing speculations - it came to pass. The stars aligned enabling Janet to move nearer from turning almost a decade of abnormal monetary policy into normal. Two days less of a full year, the Fed followed ...

Ord Minnett manager launches adviser social startup

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... actually do it. He noted 78% of sales representatives using social media outsell their peers, 71% are more likely to purchase from brands they follow online and, even in a country with an ageing population, 68% of Australians actively use social media. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
China vehicle sales China's tax break on small vehicles -- halving the 10% purchase tax on vehicles with 1.6-liter engines or smaller - is having the same impact as the US' 'cash for clunkers' programme back in July 2009, it's sending car purchases ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... its inflation aim". At the same time, the central bank also declared that it would adjust the parameters of its asset purchase programme starting next month to: "First, the maturity range of the public sector purchase programme will be broadened by decreasing ...

Private equity firm secures Telstra site for student housing

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
Student accommodation continues to be an attractive asset class in Australia following the most recent purchase from a global private equity fund manager. Gaw Capital purchased the Telstra Building in Perth's CBD through one of its several funds under ...

HUB24 opens doors to global direct equities

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
HUB24 has launched a new service allowing investors on its platform to purchase direct international securities. Providing access to 14 markets in North America, Europe and Asia, the new service complements HUB24's existing international managed portfolio ...

Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... Mercer has a track record of acquisitions including Cullen Egan Dell and Sedgwick and Mellon, yet a potential Pillar purchase raised the eyebrows of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in October. "Although Mercer (and possibly other providers) ...

HUB24 acquires specialist fintech

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
HUB24 has entered into an agreement to purchase a provider of financial services data exchange software which currently services about 40% of Australia's stockbroking market. Agility Applications, formed in 2007 by Craig Apps and Paul Biggs, develops ...