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Another 6-9 months under Downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
This is the picture of Australia painted by the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity. The headline index fell to a reading of 97.13 in January from 97.17 in the previous month. This is the index's lowest level on record ...

Core holdings will be lacklustre in 2016: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
The core of every investor's portfolio is going to be lacklustre in 2016, said State Street Global Advisers head of investments Kevin Anderson at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney. The markets expert said investors need to make ...

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Strength in (A$) weakness I wouldn't be surprised if Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor had that all too familiar (former Federal Treasurer) Peter Costello's smirk on his face as he presided over the bank's first Board meeting this year. I might ...

Treasury revises cost of super tax concessions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
The estimated cost of superannuation tax concessions to the federal government this year has been revised down by about $4 billion according to the latest Treasury figures. Treasury released its 2015 Tax Expenditures Statement (TES) on Friday and showed ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
The economy will grow at 2.75%, shares will return high single digits and bonds look better than term deposits. That's the combined opinions of renowned Australian economist Don Stammer and Altius Asset Management chief investment officer Bill Bovingdon ...

Morningstar says retirees need balance

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
The latest research paper by Morningstar confirms balanced investment portfolios are most likely the best option for Australians when considering all the trade-offs around retirement income. Looking at the probability of successful withdrawal rates ...

Now is the time to accommodate the sellers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
One of the best paths to investment success is to accommodate the market; buy when others are desperate to sell and sell when investors are buying irrationally. That's the investment mantra of Jonathan Bell Lovelace, the founder of Capital Group, one ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
By itself the latest update on US inflation shouldn't impede the Fed's path towards policy normalisation. The December numbers are neither here nor there - i.e., it justifies whatever the market's pre-conceived view - four 25 bps hike this year as indicated ...

ETFs benefit from market volatility: SSGA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) says exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one of the largest beneficiaries of global market volatility as investors look to dodge high levels of uncertainty. SSGA Australia head of SPDR ETFs Amanda Skelly said while dramatic ...

Robo-advice challenged by price expectations

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
Robo-advice providers will have to contend with the widespread expectation that their services should be free. This was one of the key findings of recently-released ANZ research, based on survey of 750 ANZ customers in New Zealand. According to the ...