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Dovish Fed, hawkish BOC

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
Janet's in the house. US Fed Chair Janet Yellen's much-awaited testimony did not differ greatly from what was already divulged in the FOMC statement released on 14 June - when the Fed raised the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 1%-1.25%. In her ...

Real Asset Management embraces SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
As part of an extension of its product range, Real Asset Management now offers two separately managed account strategies. Available via Macquarie Wrap, RAM's Diversified Fixed Interest & Credit SMA and its Listed Interest Rate Securities SMA strategies ...

HESTA stands up to all-male boards

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... more likely to deliver long-term value to shareholders, and, therefore, better long-term returns for members. "Any company not looking closely enough at 50% of the population when identifying its next leaders will not attract the best people and performance ...

Second private equity firm bids $2.2bn

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... be paid before implementation of the scheme, options or performance rights would be acquired or cancelled, net debt would not rise above $1.1 billion, that Vocus will not have less than a normalised level of working capital at completion and earnings ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... the just-released NAB monthly business survey for June. I concur that it's nothing but a pleasant surprise. How could one not be? The latest NAB survey showed that business conditions surged from +11 in May to a reading of +15 in June. This is the highest ...

Adviser models replacing product focus with customers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... three different models advisers are using: the first being the 'do it for me' or default model whereby 80% of individuals are not engaged yet happy for the adviser to make the decisions for them. The second is the 'do it with me' model where technology ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... decent employment growth," Fels said. He said that PIMCO is looking for shorter maturities; investments that will "bend but not break" in the event of a downturn. Discussing equities, he said he generally prefers Europe and Japan over the US in the developed ...

Banks come out on top for climate change disclosure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... increasing attention to the emissions profile of their lending book," Davidson said. However other Australian business sectors do not appear to be doing as well. Less than half of Australia's top listed ASX200 companies were found to have a climate-change ...

Aussie agriculture reaches new highs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... industry superannuation funds could be enticed to substantially increase agriculture investment. "Institutional players have not always fared well in Australian agriculture. Past failures, poorly executed or short sighted, usually revealed on closer ...

Midwinter recruits to strengthen cyber security strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... added that the service is available to all advisers and accountants, regardless of whether they use Midwinter's AdviceOS or not. "We are not using this as an opportunity to upsell clients into AdviceOS - we genuinely believe that advisers will benefit ...