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Chief economist update: What's the RBA waiting for?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
The Sino-Yankee trade war, the slowdown in the global economy and more recently, the Brexit fiasco have all had a negative bearing on the Australian economic outlook. This is no better depicted than by the recent National Accounts update showing the ...

More advisers using ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
The share of financial advisers using ETFs for their clients has increased last year, according to the latest BetaShares Investment Trends ETF report. About 47% of advisers used ETFs in 2017, the report shows. This number has since grown to 53%. A further ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
"They say that breaking up is hard to do, now I know, I know that it's true..." - Neil Sedaka. This song must be playing in UK prime minister Theresa May's head - it should as it did in mine - when a second round of voting in the House of Commons ...

Jamieson Coote Bonds introduces global fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
Fixed income specialist Jamieson Coote Bonds is officially introducing its global fund to Australian investors following its initial seeding in early 2018. The CC JCB Global Bond Fund has an investible universe which includes global sovereigns, semi-government ...

Boutique fund manager drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
A boutique funds management group is reducing the management fees on one of its signature funds. Premium China Funds Management is dropping the management fee on its Premium Asia Fund by 45 basis points. This will sit alongside the removal of the performance ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore up or iron ore down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
Iron ore prices are going to go up. Iron ore prices are headed lower. Iron ore prices will go up and then head down. These are the different forecast permutations on the outlook for iron ore. Here's a quick sampling of the Australian Financial Review's ...

Australian Unity names equity origination head

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
A new head of equity origination is joining Australian Unity's wealth and capital markets business. Brad Watson joined in February as head of equity origination for property. He is responsible for developing and executing product and sales strategies ...

Chief economist update: European Central Bank policy U-turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
"The fact that the climate has become more uncertain doesn't mean one has to stay put - you do what you think is right... In a dark room you move with tiny steps. You don't run, but you do move, said European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) did nothing to monetary policy after the conclusion of its second board meeting this year. It kept the official cash rate at a record low, predicated on the same rationale it put forth at its February  ...

Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
The "Year of the Pig" is turning out to be what it signifies - prosperity, good fortune and success. This is no truer than from the land the 12 animal signs of the lunar calendar zodiac originated - China. This is against consensus expectations that ...