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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... this current cycle - December 2015, December 2016 and March 2017 - and still US benchmark indices have continued to rise above or near record highs. And this, despite what's generally considered as expensive valuation. If the latest American Association ...

Spreads reduced in bond trading facility

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... points. For corporate and emerging market bonds, one in five trades have seen their spreads reduced by 50 bps and some even above 100 bps. In liquid government bonds, the majority of the trades are now executed on mid-prices or close to mid-prices, effectively ...

Super assets hit $2.3 trillion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... bank-owned funds generate "below median returns." Not-for-profit funds on the other hand, contributed $42.9 billion or 96% in above median returns, he said. APRA also reported total contributions for the year of $106.7 billion. Net contribution flows ...

Australia ranks fifth for financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... global benchmarks in mathematics, reading and science may be falling but their financial literacy performance is strongly above average, ranking fifth from 15 countries. According to a statement released by ASIC, the 2015 Programme for International ...

Praemium review clears Ohanessian

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... shareholder return targets as mandated by the previous board, and other communications. The new board concluded that, based on the above analysis, the previous board's statements justifying Ohanessian's termination were exaggerated or without any foundation. ...

FSC and EY seek WAMtech revolution

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... in the EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs program. EY Oceania wealth and asset management leader, Antoinette Elias said that above all, PitchFest is about spurring innovation in the market, by promoting greater collaboration between established providers ...

Macquarie to pay $2m following ASIC probe

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... Macquarie will conduct an annual internal review to determine its effectiveness in preventing further misconduct. As mentioned above, Macquarie will also make a $2 million community benefit payment towards the Smith Family's financial literacy program. ...

SSGA ramps tech exposure post-Trump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... technology stock prices over Trump's first 100 days as President; the MSCI USA Index returned 6% over the same period. As above, despite taking a more bullish stance on tech companies, the Global Equity Fund remains underweight in the sector relative ...

SIV Asset Management slams bill claim

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... Keybridge Capital - who then sold it just over a year later - alleged in legal correspondence that SIV is required to pay the above sum in relation to profits generated by the SIV Investment Fund and the Orion Investment Options Fund following the sale. ...

Banks hoping to stall new tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... liability tax should be applied to the domestic liabilities of all banks operating in Australia with global liabilities above $100 billion. Likewise, in its submission CBA also expressed its concern around the tight deadline and the impact such a levy ...