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Chief economist update: It's not just the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... recently-autographed tax cuts ensure this. However, this also ensures that the US economy would expand stronger than its trading partners - read, it would be buying more goods and services from abroad that would further increase the US trade deficit ...

Aussie ETFs attracted $339 million in February: Betashares

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... towards ETFs in February's market slowdown despite popular beliefs that ETFs don't fare well in market corrections. ETF trading volumes hit $3.5 billion, the highest since November, the report said. "February's trading volumes highlighted the liquidity ...

Aussies turn to online trading in droves

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
The number of retail online investors in Australia is the highest it's been since the GFC, the latest insight from Investment Trends shows. According to a new report, 645,000 Australians placed at least one share trade last year, compared to just 640,000 ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... returns see investors turning their back on traditional SMSF portfolio darlings. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, SMSFs are taking heed from global economic trends such as Chinese demand for Australian milk products, demand ...

Aurora calls out 8IP directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... investable capital in connection to that sale. 8EC currently has about 2.5% of its net tangible assets in BIG, which entered a trading halt in mid-February and remains suspended on the ASX. The other directors Aurora is looking to replace are Jonathan ...

Former UniSuper investment analyst joins AustralianSuper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... analysis and implementation team for the $65 billion fund, covering tactical asset allocation, currency overlay, in-house trading function, fund manager research, equity research, investment reporting, risk monitoring, fund rebalancing and liquidity ...

JBWere senior analyst joins Perennial

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... Perennial's equity and risk management product range and Daintree's fixed income offerings. Birch joined Perennial from trading platform OTCX where he served as managing director of the Asia Pacific business. Murray said: "We welcome Dan to the Perennial ...

Chief economist update: She'll be right, mate!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... conditions" and "Business conditions are strong across all states". The details of the report show continued gains in trading (+27 in February from +25 in January), profitability (+21 from +19) and sharp increases in employment (+16 from +6) and forward ...

Australia's first OTC trading desk for digital currencies opens

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
Australian crypto investors wanting to execute large digital currency trades will have an over-the-counter trading desk to go to from next week. Sydney-based Bitcoin and digital currency exchange Independent Reserve will go live with Australia's first ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... characteristics compared to other public markets. For instance, retail investors account for 87% of the total A-share trading volume and 50% of the total free-float market cap. "There's no other market like this, where retail investor participation is ...