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Energy Super partners with robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... billion fund has entered a partnership with Decimal Software and its new Eqilize platform, a robo-advice product launched in March. Decimal has also announced it is about to launch Tentalon, a customisable technology stack for large enterprise clients ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity dipped by 0.1% in March to 96.59 - the lowest reading on record - after falling by 0.2% in the previous month. Among the components, consumer sentiment expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... forecast of 1.167 million. So too are building permits, down 7.7% to 1.086 million - the lowest level in 12 months -- in March versus the lowest prediction 1.175 million. Taken at face value, these numbers undoubtedly paint a picture of a slowing economy ...

Commissions survive as life remuneration bill flatlines

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... although Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Jim Chalmers has said Labor would like stronger reforms. In March, he said: "Labor would like to see the regulations which will accompany this Bill either exclude stamp duty and government ...

Another US pension giant exits hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... achieve targeted levels of return and maintain consistent levels of volatility." The fund started investing in hedge funds in March 2011. Its hedge fund portfolio's annualised return for the three years ended June 30, 2015, was 6.54% gross of fees, compared ...

Mercer Sentinel advising TCorp on custody

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... its funds management activities to the investment giant. It was the final phase of an amalgamation process that started in March 2014, when NSW public funds decided to bring their investment teams under TCorp.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... domestic labour market but is contrary to the indications served by the bigger than expected drop in consumer sentiment in March. Sales of passenger vehicle increased by 2.8% in March, "other vehicles" grew by 5.2% but sports utility sales declined by ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... banks' policy largesse are becoming an exercise in futility. All these are in the past. The Fed changed the dynamics in March as elucidated by Chair Janet in her speech at the Economic Club of New York on the 29th of March: "...the median of FOMC participants' ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... performance of manufacturing index and the NAB business survey pointed to a sharp improvement in Australian employment growth in March. The employment component of the AiG performance of manufacturing index jumped 5.8 points to a reading of 53.2 in March ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... China trade stats add to recent positive releases - such as the improvement in PMI (both Caixin and official measure) in March -- giving credence to the IMF's recent upgrade of its 2016 China growth forecast from 6.3% to 6.5%. Chinese exports jumped ...