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Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The prevailing global dynamics of tight labour markets and low inflation is not the sole purview of big developed economies. It's happening in the US - the biggest economy in the world (US$18.6 trillion in 2016, according to World Bank estimates) ...

Insto investment committees step away from status quo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... will work? Woodhouse said there have been consecutive years where QSuper was the best and worst performing fund in the country. However, over those same two years the fund still managed to be a top quartile performer and puts it down to the total portfolio ...

InvestSMART to launch active ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... product disclosure statements, "You can just buy our funds on the exchange through a broker account." "Magellan did this country an enormous favour, along with ASIC and the ASX, by making active ETFs available to investors," she said.

Chief economist update: Crying for Argentina

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... stem the sharp and rapid depreciation of the Argentine peso and by extension, put downward pressure on inflation. The country's currency has fallen by 13.7% against the US dollar this year to date, on top of its 15.9% depreciation in 2017. Consumer price ...

Chief economist update: A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
"My fellow Australians, ask not what your country can do for the Australian dollar, ask what the Australian dollar can do for your country." That's me bastardising John F. Kennedy's inaugural address as the 35th US President back in 1961 (before I was ...

FIIG Securities appoints Deutsche manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... but travel frequently to FIIG's teams in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth as the company expands its client base around the country. She will work closely with FIIG's state and relationship managers, with a focus on best practice internally and enhancing ...

Adviser regulation lacking a professional body, RC hears

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers decided to retain two financial advisers as members despite them receiving official banning orders from ASIC because the association didn't want to tarnish its reputation and engage in a legal battle. AFA chief ...

SSGA launches ESG-heavy strategy for Aussie instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... low-cost indexed fund to achieve the same exposure. "Our clients want the ESG outcome, but to avoid significant deviations in country and sector allocations when compared to the broader market index. There are less than a handful of existing options ...

Fidelity to launch active ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... product disclosure statements, "You can just buy our funds on the exchange through a broker account." "Magellan did this country an enormous favour, along with ASIC and the ASX, by making active ETFs available to investors," she said. She added that ...

Norway dominates sovereign wealth funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... government decided to spend the fund's capital to cover budget shortfalls. The remaining capital was redistributed to the country's National Wealth Fund. Assets of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Turkey Wealth Fund continued to gain momentum ...