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ASIC takes Macquarie to court over van Eyk fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
ASIC has commenced proceedings against Macquarie Investment Management in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. ASIC's legal action relates to Macquarie's role as the responsible entity for the van Eyk Blueprint International Shares Fund and $30 million ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Australia leading index "Leading Index improves but still points to below trend momentum". This is the header of Westpac's media release on the latest update of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity. The index tracks future ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Australia residential property prices The weighted average of residential property prices in Australia's eight capital cities declined by 0.2% in the March quarter negating the 0.2% increase recorded in the previous quarter. The result is lower than ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Japan external trade Latest trade data out of Japan conflicts with the BOJ's outlook - noted at its policy meeting last week - for "moderate expanding trend" in the economy. Japan registered a ¥40.72 billion deficit in May. While this is an improvement ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
'Brexit', the worry du jour and the epic horror movie of our time that's coming soon, very soon to a theatre near us. With only four sleeps to go before the Brits vote to leave or remain in the European Union this coming Thursday (23 June), the UK remains ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...

Rabobank has new local chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
Rabobank has appointed a new chief executive and managing director for its Australian and New Zealand business. Peter Knoblanche joins as chief executive of Rabobank Australia and managing director of the Rabobank Australia & New Zealand Group. He succeeds ...

Foreign managers priced out of super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Australia's "brutally competitive" superannuation system makes it a high-risk prospect for foreign investment managers, according to Cerulli Associates research. The Cerulli Edge - Asia-Pacific Edition, 2Q 2016 report highlighted the aggressive downward ...

Time to fear the no "fear gauge"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Yippee-kay-yay! 'twas a good week for most major equity markets last week, all were blinking the happy bright and happy colour green....and this, just as we're about to see the end days of May - yes, the month when we're advised to sell and go away....and ...

AIA launches adviser wellness program

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Life insurer AIA Australia has launched a 12-week executive wellness program targeted at financial advisers to enhance their business value and personal effectiveness as business owners. The initiative will be based around AIA's Vitality program and ...