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Chief economist update: China is back on track

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
"Spring is the time of plans and projects." - Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina. So it is with China. Recent economic indicators have turned up in time for spring. China deserves to be congratulated. It's watered and fertilised the economy with enough ...

Chief economist update: China and the spring in its step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
"I glanced out the window at the signs of spring. The sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding, the sun was almost bright." This quote from American screenwriter and novelist Millard Kaufman came to mind when I read about China's recent ...

L1 eyes $70m for UK property fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
L1 Capital's latest UK residential property fund is expecting to raise between $60 million and $70 million as financial planning groups and rich investors hunt opportunities for attractive yields. The fund is targeting a distribution yield of 6-7%. ...

Super funds hungry for global stocks, alternatives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
The lion's share of the institutional mandates awarded in Australia last year went to international equities and alternatives manager, the latest Rainmaker Mandate Chaser report shows. Not-for-profit superannuation funds and investment managers handed ...

Inquiry denounces franking credit ban

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... saved throughout their lives to be independent in retirement onto the Age Pension. This undermines any objective that it may raise revenue and reduce dependence on taxpayers resulting from an ageing population." The final report also recommended any ...

Powerwrap makes a move on IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Powerwrap is set to list on the stock exchange with a $73 million market cap after securing $15 million in commitments during its IPO. The offer was priced at 35 cents a share for 205 million shares. The 10-year-old platform has been privately owned ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Australian Commonwealth Budget receipts are climbing at their fastest rate in 18 years and outlays are climbing at their fastest rate in five years. Yet, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been able to declare Australia's first Budget surplus ...

UBS small caps team launches boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... for an April launch," Stephen Wood said. Eiger will launch a unit trust vehicle in the coming days. But it will have to raise capital and earn ratings from scratch. Historic returns might help - over seven years, the UBS Australian Small Companies Fund ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
If you want a poster boy to that old saying that, "a stitch in time saves nine" China is it. Latest data show that China's manufacturing sector is back in expansion. The official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) China manufacturing PMI increased ...

FEW recognises Thalia Stanley Group founder

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... chosen for their expertise and outlook for the positive progression of women. "We are also pleased that we were able to raise much needed funds for the Sister2sister and Future2 through our charity raffle," she said.