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Chief economist update: This land is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... Kong PMI survey point to continued deterioration in the SAR. The HK PMI dropped from a reading of 47.8 in June to 43.8 in July - the fastest rate of deceleration since March 2009 and the 16th straight month slowdown. As per IHS Markit: "The survey is ...

Melbourne boutique winds down funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
An Aussie equities boutique founded by Citigroup Australia's former equities heads is winding down its funds after its family office backer withdrew support. ARCO Investment Management's David Colman and Peter Whiting ran two long-short Aussie ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
It's rare for two economists to have a meeting of minds (you all know the economists' jokes), but I'm happy to read Jason Murphy's - an economist. He is the author of the new book Incentivology and an article on news.com.au entitled ...

Adviser of the Year named

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
The AFA Adviser of the Year for 2019 has been crowned at a gala dinner in Adelaide overnight. The Association of Financial Advisers has awarded its highest honours, presenting the Adviser of the Year, Female Excellence in Advice, Excellence in Education ...

CFP coursework approved

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has had its application for recognition of CFP coursework approved by FASEA. Any financial advisers who completed Certified Financial Planning (CFP) 1-4 program coursework to obtain the FPA CFP designation ...

Tribeca Alpha Plus leaks $600m, rebuilds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
Investors have pulled out more than $600 million from Jun Bei Liu's long/short Aussie equities fund since co-portfolio manager left in April but performance is looking up and there are new hires on the team. The Tribeca Alpha Plus fund was down ...

New Zealand maintains pension age

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is firmly keeping the eligible pension age at 65 years old as other countries make it tougher to qualify for the pension. In an interview with Radio New Zealand, the leader of the Labour Party argued that if ...

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
Aside for bragging rights, I can't understand why the current Australian government remains hell-bent on achieving that promised "Budget surplus". The current sitting Treasurer Josh Frydenberg looks set to deliver on the "promise" that has eluded ...

Pension fund joins action against Facebook

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
The California State Teachers' Retirement System has joined a derivatives case against Facebook in regards to Cambridge Analytica. The litigation at hand is a pending derivative lawsuit against Facebook's leadership, including the social media company's ...

Chief economist update: Jerome is in the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell's in the Hole - the annual Jackson Hole symposium, that is. Out of or deeper into the (Jackson) hole? Powell's all too aware that he has to mind his Ps and Qs because his every word would be sliced ...