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Boutique launches sustainable Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... benchmark-relative strategies. Hence, the new strategy will have some exclusions (companies with child labour breaches, companies manufacturing tobacco products and companies involved in production or distribution of cluster munitions). But it will focus ...

Majority of ERS applications from low balance accounts: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... less than $50,000, according to analysis from AMP. AMP said members working in the hospitality, arts, recreation, manufacturing and wholesale trade industries had highest rates of applications for the scheme. AMP said it received 52,379 applications ...

Long/Short fund returns 23.2% in April

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... contributors to the surge in revenue. These include shopping retailer manager Scentre Group, engineering company Worley, manufacturing supplier Boral, and casino operator Star Entertainment. All of these investments were made with a long-term view. Other ...

Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... day as the RBA's Board meeting) to a record low of 21.7 in April from 39.4 in the previous month -- as both manufacturing (down to 45.6) and services (down to 19.5) contracted at their fastest pace on record - gives credence to the RBA's gloomy ...

Mortgage Choice Financial Planning rebrands

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... reliance on grandfathered revenue, no cross subsidisation from volume bonuses, no cross subsidisation from product manufacturing and do not charge asset-based fees." Thomas said FinChoice will keep a focus on technology, say it is the key to delivering ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone good news to get worse before it gets better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... from 29.7 in March suggests that the second quarter is off to a bad start. Even worse, the region's preliminary manufacturing PMI estimate for April had been downgraded from a reading of 33.6 points (the lowest in 134 months) to a final reading of ...

Chief economist update: Approaching peak isolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... the series began in late-2009" - from March's final reading of 40.9, dragged down by significant falls in the manufacturing and services sectors. The manufacturing PMI declined to a 133-month low reading of 36.9 in April from 48.5 in the previous ...

Chief economist update: Turns out Brexit was heaven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... loosening of monetary policy by many central banks over the past year," he said. "Global business confidence and other manufacturing indicators have generally picked up. Domestically, near-term uncertainties facing businesses and households have receded. ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... lifting to 10.4% this year and only easing to 9.1% in 2021. This is affirmed by the continued deterioration in the ISM manufacturing employment index to a reading of 43.8 in March from 46.9 in the previous month; the ISM non-manufacturing employment ...

BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... cities implies higher wages and spending," they said. "We also see a boost in healthcare from domestic spending and manufacturing scale and efficiencies in time to market." Whether it is healthcare, consumer, or internet-related areas, the market caps ...