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Crouching services, contracting manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
Economic slowdown on a roll. This is the message from the latest disappointing readings from China's official manufacturing and non-manufacturing purchasing managers' indices (PMIs). The manufacturing PMI fell deeper into contraction (below 50) from ...

New FPA chief steps up

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
The new Financial Planning Association's new chief executive has commenced his appointment, succeeding Mark Rantall. Formerly general manager of policy and conduct since 2010, Dante De Gori was announced as Rantall's successor in November 2015; and ...

Macquarie launches robo-advice service

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Macquarie has launched the digital advice service it announced in November 2015. OwnersAdvisory provides custom portfolio advice across all standard asset classes, determining allocation based on personal goals and a generated risk profile. It sources ...

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... continued improvement in the country's labour market. The UK's unemployment rate has fallen to 5.1% in the three months to November - the lowest level in 10 years (October quarter 2005). The lead from the claimant count stats indicate further progress ...

Gold starts to glisten (like 2008?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
Perhaps they're right. Yes, them, the experts who see the current global economic and financial backdrop shaping up to be a repeat of 2008. Early in the New Year George Soros made headlines with the CNBC headline: "Soros: It's the 2008 crisis all over ...

New hope for DomaCom Kidman bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
DomaCom's offer to acquire the pastoral empire that is Kidman Station has been given a shot in the arm with S.Kidman & Co reopening the company's sale to Australian investors. DomaCom chief executive officer Arthur Naoumidis said the announcement endorsed ...

mFunds grow by 77%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The number of funds offered through the ASX's mFund settlement service has increased by 77% in the 12 months between December 2014 and December 2015. As revealed in the ASX's half-year 2016 results, this represents 133 funds offered by 41 fund managers ...

BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
A week and a day after equity markets welcomed Super Mario Draghi's announcement that the European Central Bank (ECB) would "review and possibly reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March in order to secure a return of ...

Kardinia appoints analyst from Telstra Super

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
Kardinia Capital has appointed a senior investment analyst. Stuart Larke joins the Bennelong Funds Management absolute return boutique from Telstra Super, where he was senior portfolio manager, Australian equities. He has also held roles at the Myer ...

HESTA appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
HESTA has appointed a new director, replacing Richard Royle, who announced his resignation in November 2015. Daniel Sims joined HESTA on January 1 and is the nominee for the Australian Private Hospitals Association. Currently he is chief executive at ...