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Outlook darkens for bank stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
Major bank stocks could tumble up to 40% if the correction in the housing market gets more disorderly, UBS analysts led by Jonathan Mott said in a research note dated May 30. However, this "credit crunch" is not yet UBS' base case, even though it ...

S&P to remove ASX healthcare firm from index

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
An ASX-listed healthcare firm, currently subject to a potential class action by shareholders which include major Australian asset managers, will be removed from the ASX 200 pending acquisition by a US company. S&P Dow Jones Indices said Sirtex Medical ...

Investor education key to healthy ETF market: SPDR

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
Retail investors losing money on recent short volatility strategies indicates ETF providers have a bigger role to play in education, according to global SPDR chair Jim Ross. Speaking at a media roundtable in Sydney, Ross said it was paramount that investors ...

REITs the saving grace on SPIVA scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
For the second consecutive year large percentages of Australian funds underperformed their respective benchmarks across most categories in 2017, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Fuds (SPIVA) Australia scorecard. S&P evaluated returns ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
The Labor Party's proposed dividend imputation reforms has received backlash from numerous industry heavyweights believing it will have unintended and negative implications on retirees. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen proposed to eliminate the cash rebate ...

Shuttering dividend cash loophole to hit SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
The Labor Government is proposing to eliminate cash refunds received from excess dividend imputation credits - a "generous" tax loophole that's mostly benefiting self-managed super funds. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said this "unfair revenue leakage" ...

Chief economist update: The art of the deal exemplified

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
And so it comes to pass. US President Donald Trump did what he promised he would. "Today I'm defending America's national security by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminium...we will have a 25% tariff on foreign steel and a 10% tariff ...

Link signs two industry funds, eyes UK pension admin

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Fund administration giant Link Group is sizing its opportunity to enter the UK pension market following the successful acquisition of Capita Asset Services and continued growth across the global business. Come 30 June 2018, about half of Link's revenue ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
"You're going to have protection for the first time in a long time." For better or worse, US President Donald Trump continues to deliver on his campaign promises. Wall Street took Trump's latest promise fulfilment as an excuse to take profits. The Dow  ...

Chief economist update: The dog ate my growth target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Doggone! The latest batch of money and credit data out of China would have anyone think that President Xi and Premier Li's promise to reduce financial risks by cracking down on debt, excessive leverage, risky loans (through shadow banking) has gone ...