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Northern Trust expands Australian office

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Northern Trust is establishing a capital markets presence in Australia through its new securities lending trading desk based in Sydney. The global wealth management firm is also appointing a senior foreign exchange sales representative in its Sydney ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity inched up by 0.1% in July, partially reversing the previous month's 0.2% fall. More important, the six-month annualised growth rate in the index - indicating ...

Class ups its SMSF stake

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... billable portfolios as at 30 June. Class chief executive Kevin Bungard said: "Class' financial performance demonstrates a fast growing business. Following the positive results of this financial year we remain well positioned to take advantage of new ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Empire State manufacturing survey Factory activity in the New York region softened in August with the Empire State manufacturing index falling to a reading of minus 4.21 in the month from 0.6 in the previous month and expectations for a 2.5 print. While ...

Non-super investments increasing sophisticated strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... times," the report said. "Wrap platforms, including separately-managed accounts and model portfolio products, will be the fast-growing personal investment segment with its market share growing from 3.2% to 7.8% by June 2030." The actuarial and research ...

Vast majority of advisers turning to smart beta: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Over 90% of financial advisers and brokers are considering investing in smart beta strategies in the future, according to VanEck research. The research was based on a survey of 120 financial professionals and brokers working in an advisory capacity ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
ANZ job ads The "increased uncertainty following the close federal election on July 2 and the shock decision by the UK to leave the European Union on June 24" is how ANZ's head of Australian economics Felicity Emmett explained the sharp 0.8% drop in ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Why Australia's banks passed on only half this week's rate cut Australia's banks are being heavily criticised for not passing on the full effect of this week's rate cut to consumers in lower mortgage rates. But with almost 60% of bank funding coming ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... A$170 billion in actual fiscal measures. Its infrastructure elements include development of port facilities and a maglev fast train project. Welfare measures include policy responses to Japan's aging demographic policy challenges (notwithstanding these ...

Magellan eyes 'exponential growth' from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
Magellan's positions in Tesco and Lloyds Banking Group have hurt the group's flagship Global fund as the pound has plunged in the wake of the Brexit vote, but chief executive and chief investment officer Hamish Douglass has his sights on more exciting ...