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Not as good as the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
It's not as good as it looks. The second biggest Australian trade surplus on record, that is. Us, Australians all, should be rejoicing at the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report that the country's international trade surplus widened by 138% ...

IMF Bentham taps debt markets

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
Litigation funder IMF Bentham Limited is pushing ahead with an ongoing capital management strategy with the issue of a $40 million follow on bond. The issue was oversubscribed from the minimum issue size of $18 million. Completion of the $30 million ...

MAX Awards launch Financial Literacy Campaign of the Year

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
This year's MAX Awards will feature a new category - the Financial Literacy Campaign of the Year - to recognise the crucial role the industry plays in furthering wealth education. The introduction of the new category coincides with the 25th anniversary ...

Plato fund oversubscription heralds income appetite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Plato's Income Maximiser listed investment company has exceeded its $220 million target, signalling Australia's soaring demand for income-oriented strategies. Plato's IPO will remain open until April 21, allowing for a further $110 million in investor ...

Industry fund continues in-house investment expansion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Industry super fund Cbus is continuing to expand its in-house investment capability with the appointment of a senior portfolio manager, fixed interest and cash. Michael Swan, formerly of boutique fixed income asset manager Brookline Partners, joins ...

China manufacturing expansion gains and slows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
China's official manufacturing PMI measure showed the index improving for the second straight month to 51.8 in March and the eight consecutive month that the index had been above the 50 expansion/contraction line. This is better than market expectations ...

Former CFS executive joins Class board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
Class welcomed a well-known wealth management executive to its board. Effective 1 April 2017, Nicolette Rubinsztein joined the software provider's board as an independent non-executive director. Most recently general manager, retirement at Colonial ...

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
The continued sprouting of green shoots in the Eurozone economy has recently triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would soon taper its policy accommodation measures soon. While the Governing Council voted to keep monetary policy ...

Associations not sold on PC draft report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
The Productivity Commission's draft report on alternative default models for the superannuation system has been met with mixed responses from the industry. The Commission recommended a number of changes to the current default fund system and took aim ...

Two-year road to Brexit begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
It's official. It's signed, sealed and delivered. Making good on the promise she made in October last year, UK prime minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union formally setting in motion the two-year time limit for negotiations ...