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Same old same old from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... underpinnings through the government's past stimulus measures. Exports are expected to continue their moderate increasing trend on the back of growth in overseas economies." However, inflation remains low: "On the price front, the year-on-year rate of ...

PeakSuper eyes expansion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
A newly rebranded SMSF service provider is hoping to expand its market reach with the help of financial advisers. Adelaide-based PeakSuper, formerly Catapult Super, will look to build partnerships with advisers to assist their clients with the establishment ...

Perpetual wins new active ETF mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... trusts in the past, this will be the first time we act as RE for an exchanged traded managed fund. "We are seeing a growing trend in managers launching listed products as they are generally easier to distribute to retail clients, are transparent, and ...

Cromwell appoints chief capital officer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... "Capital is increasingly global, with Asian capital, in particular becoming more prevalent in international markets. This trend can only continue, and I admire Cromwell's strategy to attract these flows with a single minded purpose to drive value for ...

Expecting the expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... inflation forecasts may not turn out as predicted but so long as central banks of the world continue the current transparency trend and telegraphed forward guidances, financial markets would remain behaved knowing that they could almost always expect ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... to 65.5% in the participation rate - indicating increased confidence among jobseekers that they'll find employment. The trend estimates tell the same story of yuletide cheer with total employment gaining 22,200 in November - full-time up by 15,300 and ...

HNWI financial advice demand falls: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
New research from Investment Trends found there are less high-net-wealth investors using financial advisers compared to five years ago. The use of financial advice among high-net-worth investors (HNWI) has fallen to a five-year low, according to the ...

Down, down business conditions are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... The annual growth in retail sales picked up in October but only a wee bit to 1.8% which was not sufficient to reverse the trend decline in the annual growth rate that started in 2014. The unemployment rate eased a bit to 5.4% in October. Consensus expectations ...

BetaShares launches Australian ESG fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... "What started as a niche area for not-for-profit investors and religious groups has now evolved into a strong and positive trend of increased consciousness regarding financial investments. We believe responsible investing will only continue to gain relevance." ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... 1.8% from 1.4% in September - both of which remains the slowest since June 2013, and still not strong enough to reverse the trend decline in the annual growth rate in retail sales. Also, while the optimism over wages cannot be faulted given Australian ...