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Charter Hall launches fund, backs consumer spending

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... in consumer staples investment. Harrison said in US listed markets, the consumer staples sector has recorded the second highest total return, and the second lowest total volatility over 40 years. Head of Citi Research Australia and lead consumer sector ...

Fed does the expected, will do as expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... the fastest rate of increase since December 2008 with faster increases recorded in wages and salaries - up by 2.5% (the highest since December 2008) and benefits - up by 2.5% (the fastest since March 2015). This, apart from the fact that financial markets ...

White-collar crime penalties to skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... the benefit gained (or loss avoided) or 10% of annual turnover. The paper also recommended serious offences receive the highest penalties: Imprisonment of 10 years, a fine of $945,000 (4500 penalty units), or three times the benefits gained for individuals. ...

FPA reveals annual award finalists

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... executive Dante De Gori said he was impressed by the volume and quality of entries, with all finalists having demonstrated the highest professional standards. "The finalists represent the best of the best in our profession and I look forward to announcing ...

BEAR closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... he said. In addition, the Government has boosted the powers of regulators so they can keep the system operating at the highest standards, Morrison added. This means empowering APRA is to easily remove or disqualify executives, dish out substantial fines ...

TAL maintains life insurance market lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... premiums decline by 11.4% year-on-year to $1.6 billion; Suncorp reported minimal change of -0.4%. Zurich recorded the highest annual growth rate, jumping 58.5% to $664.8 million in risk premiums as a result of acquiring Macquarie's life business. Individual ...

Japanese sun rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... sun, here comes the sun, And I say it's all right..." - The Beatles The rally that propelled the Nikkei-225 index to its highest level last week lingers. On 11 October, Japan's benchmark equity market index rose by a mere 0.28% but its closing level ...

Praemium grows SMA options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... our model manager partners to ensure the due diligence and on-boarding process is straightforward, efficient, and to the highest standard," Morris said. "Accordingly, the process of adding a model can be as quick as one month, which enables us to provide ...

Women underrepresented in funds management: research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... have the lowest proportion (17.9%), followed by hedge funds (18.6%); venture capital firms and real estate employ the highest number of females (20.5% and 20.6% respectively). By role type, women are prominent in investor relations or marketing teams ...

Job openings in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... Statistics'(BLS) latest update showed little change in August from July: job openings remained at a robust 6.1 million (the highest on Factset record); hirings dipped marginally to 5.4 million from 5.5 million; separations; the quits rate fell slightly ...