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Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... 2019," Peker said. Principal Global Investors chief investment officer Mustafa Sagun said he sees markets continuing to trend higher, but volatility remains. "Investors should build downside protection in their equity portfolios and be opportunistic ...

ASIC and Westpac court battle sees mixed outcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 JAN 2019
... a 'general advice warning' as is standard and a required part of our process." Cooper argued there is a growing trend of Australian's wanting a natural and practical conversation without having to pay for comprehensive personal advice and ...

Chief economist update: Fed fail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... over the second half of 2007, with growth then strengthening a bit in 2008 to a rate close to the economy's underlying trend" and so was his re-assurance that the then developing subprime crisis would be contained. We all know and lived what happened ...

Chief economist update: ECB bids farewell to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
The European Central Bank (ECB) delivered on its promise. While it kept interest rates unchanged - repo rate at 0%; deposit facility rate at -0.4%; marginal lending facility rate at 0.25% - at its December 13 Governing Council meeting, it also confirmed ...

Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
The proportion of financial advisers who advise on responsible investing has almost doubled in the past two years, the latest industry survey reveals. The Investment Trends 2018 Adviser Product and Marketing Needs Report, which surveyed 766 Australian ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... commitment to -4.8% from -8.4% in September. "Dead cat bounce" was the termed used. And justifiably so for the ABS' trend estimates showed continued decline in commitments of 1% in October. This is supported by leading indicators - building approvals ...

$300k makes advice worthwhile: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
Roy Morgan research suggests having a minimum of $300,000 triggers the need for financial advice. The survey of more than 50,000 consumers in the year to October reinforces that financial advisers tend to target clients at the top end of the income ...

New SG laws hit Senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... violence. The trade-off however, would be exacerbating the savings gap between men and women, the paper said. A significant trend Treasury said, was the spike in applications for bariatric surgery or weight loss surgery, together with a smaller proportion ...

Boutique behemoth in the making

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... absolute sources of returns has fuelled investor appetite for non-traditional asset classes, Generali said. "In line with this trend, assets invested in alternative UCITS strategies have been witnessing a significant increase, from below €100 billion ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... MSCI-based indices. Lawlor says indices will continue to evolve and become more important in the investment landscape. A growing trend London-based Lawlor said he is seeing among European pension funds is the construction of sophisticated indices. Many ...