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Infrastructure manager turns up the heat

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... on behalf of a consortium of institutional investors, and added the deal was consistent with the company's commitment to core European mid-market infrastructure companies which ticked several boxes, such as long-term stable cash flows and a focus on ...

QSuper cuts administration fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... operational expenditure and investing in technology, he said. He said the fund has made a $40 million investment in technology on core systems, over two years. This has enabled it to automate back-office functions. "We are very member-focused and are ...

Chief economist update: Japan feels the heat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... Japanese manufacturers' profits are being squeezed. Not a good development given that both the headline (0.6% in May) and core (0.8%) rates of inflation remain way below the BOJ's target. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at ...

Chief economist update: Draining the swamp

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... Manufacturing PMI increased to a four-month high of 60.2 in June from 58.7 in May - and together with inflation now at target - the core PCE price index rose to 2.0% in May from 1.8% - are already inviting speculations of a more aggressive Fed. With ...

Chief economist update: US inflation hits target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... Outlays account released last Friday showed that US inflation as measured by the US Federal Reserve's favoured gauge - the core PCE price index - is now smack bang where the Fed wants it, rising by 2% in the year to May (the fastest since April 2012) ...

Prominent executive links with VFMC board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... Martinez' new role cemented his seniority in the portfolio management team. "The portfolio management team incorporates core functions that operate across the entire portfolio, such as portfolio strategy and construction, implementation/trading ...

Absolute returns core to building wealth: ARCO chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... ARCO chairman Bruce Loveday. "If you want to build wealth reliably over time, I would say that any alternative to having a core around absolute return investing is probably risky," Loveday said. There are family offices which like to own real estate ...

Chief economist update: Rate hike hawks in RBA dove's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... year. No one can fault the RBNZ, annual GDP growth accelerated from 1.7% in the March 2014 quarter to 3.2% in the next and core inflation was getting closer to its target - from 0.7% in the June 2013 quarter to 1.7% in the September 2014 quarter. Then ...

CBA to demerge CFS, mulls further CommInsure sell-off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... concerns regarding banks owning wealth management businesses," Comyn said. "By allowing CBA and CFS Group to focus on their core businesses and market leading positions, we believe the plan will unlock value in both groups for our shareholders." CBA ...

Chief economist update: Three ayes for a rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... upward pressure in inflation. Latest data show that while headline inflation has remained at 2.4% in May from April, the core rate (2.1%) is virtually within the BOE's 2% target. Apart from the one additional vote for an immediate rate hike, the ...