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High net worths want more: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... significant proportion of portfolios in the year ahead." The research also revealed Australia's HNW population grew for the third consecutive year, with 490,000 HNW investors now controlling more than $2 trillion in investable assets.

Global ETF industry hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
The global ETF industry hit a new record high in the third quarter with assets in US passive managed funds and index ETFs topping those in US active managed funds for the first time, according to BetaShares. Global ETF's finished the quarter with US$5.8 ...

Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... stability target will be lost." The BOJ's decision came hours after the US Federal Reserve cut the fed funds rate for a third time in October, following its July and September rate cuts. But instead of depreciating against the yen, the US dollar ...

Global manager hires Principal director

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... distribution at nabInvest, Challenger and Bank of Ireland Asset Management. Barings manages US $335 billion globally. Roughly a third of its external assets under management come from Asia Pacific. Last year, the company appointed its first head of APAC ...

Chief economist update: Weak household consumption now a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... which the RBA deems wages will start to pick up. To be sure, wages growth has improved from a record low of 1.9% in the third quarter of 2016 but at 2.3% (June quarter 2019), it remains just a fraction of the 4% annual growth rate experienced during ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... this issue somewhat. Defined benefit divisions would need to be quarantined," he said. Dunnin added that while it was a third party relationship, insurance would contribute an additional layer of complexity to the tie-up, with QSuper owning its own life ...

Chief economist update: Good news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... just two days after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates down another 25 basis points to 1.5%-1.75% on October 30 (the third in as many FOMC meetings - July and September). And China appears to be getting back up too. The Caixin China manufacturing ...

Super investment menus not what they seem: Rice Warner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... this madness and funds are taking back control of their products and doing what's right for their members, not external third-parties."

Chief economist update: Fed pause could be a short one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... Powell wouldn't be too happy with this new development. In his press conference - after the FOMC cut the fed funds rate a third time in as many meetings to 1.5%-1.75% -- Powell shared his optimism over the outlook for the economy - "It's for ...

Chief economist update: Arrivederci Signor Draghi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... in March 2015. Looking back, these allowed the Eurozone economy to stabilise - GDP growth reached a high of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2017 and HICP inflation accelerated to as fast as 2.3% by October 2018. The nasty turn of events in the global economy ...