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New Indian equities ETF to launch

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... the head of the pack among major economies." India's $2.6 trillion economy is the sixth largest in the world. The country is currently conducting its general elections where 900 million people are expected to vote. International equities were the ...

Chinese investment in Australia down 36%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... estate and mining investment both dropped in the last year. Chinese executives broadly still see Australia as an attractive country to invest with improving political climate, the report shows. The survey actually found a slight increase in Chinese investors' ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
The last time we heard some sort of policy guidance from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) was in early February this year when governor Haruhiko Kuroda was quoted as saying that: "If (currency moves) are having an impact on the economy and prices, and if we ...

Principal appoints insto sales director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... institutional business. Boys will be based in Sydney and will report to Helen de Mestre, principal managing director and country head for Australia. De Mestre described Boys as an experienced, high-performing institutional sales director. "He brings ...

Chief economist update: No credit to the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
If the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) very own Financial Aggregates report - released on March 29 - doesn't convince the board to switch from its current "neutral stance" to an interest rate cut very, very soon, by the time it does - and ...

Perpetual raising $440m for credit trust

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... contain 50-100 domestic and global credit and fixed income assets, diversified by asset type, credit quality, loan maturity, country and issuer. Typical investments will include corporate bonds, floating rate notes, securitised assets and private debt ...

Australia appeals holistically to foreign investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... economic stability is a big drawcard. Despite the numerous benefits investing in Australia provides equity investors, the country comprises just 2% of the MSCI All Country World Index. Local investors enjoy several advantages to investing in their home ...

Banks move to derisk, workforces shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
Australian employment figures and economic outlook could take a hit as major banks move to derisk their businesses by hiving off wealth and financial advice businesses. Westpac has announced it is exiting personal financial advice. Commonwealth Bank ...

Former Apple exec links with AMP Capital

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... market for the firm and noted Preising's local insights - earned during a two-year spell as Apple's general manager and country director in India - would serve the firm well. "While Tom will be working with us on global projects, we are delighted that ...

Chief economist update: RBA repeats history

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may not even need to acquiesce to mounting consensus expectations for at least one interest rate cut this year after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) good news on the country's unemployment rate ...