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Rising exports drive wider surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... in the region that include stronger than expected industrial production and increasing expansion in the surveys of purchasing managers (PMI). The European Central Bank (ECB) meets this week (19 January). Financial markets would look for signals from ...

Return to value-based investing on horizon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... like Transurban and CSL." According to Murray, Perennial has two key philosophies when it comes to value investing; purchasing good, cheap businesses and maintaining courage in your convictions. "Value investing has gone through a recent period of underperformance ...

European hedge fund business sold to Aussie administrator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... Australian administrator looking to continue its growth strategy and expanding global footprint. ASX-listed MainstreamBPO is purchasing the European arm of Alter Domus' hedge fund administration business. It mirrors MainstreamBPO's purchase of Alter ...

Foreign instos keen on Aussie real estate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... Australia saw 89 deals with a value of about $4.9 billion over the two years. He said Blackstone was the biggest buyer, purchasing seven properties with a value of $1.2 billion.

Milliman and Frontier explore new retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... age or for a specific need like aged care. The concept may result in higher or lower incomes for retirees compared to purchasing a deferred lifetime annuity (DLA), however the consultants say there are ways to enhance risk protection. "In deferment ...

Doubts over Link bid for Pillar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... service levels or higher prices "which will ultimately be passed on to fund members." Link made public its interest in purchasing Pillar from the NSW Government in August, with the ACCC stating at the time that it would launch a formal review in to the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... According to Caixin, "...output and total new orders continued to expand, albeit marginally, while firms raised their purchasing activity for the third month in a row. However, cost-cutting initiatives contributed to a further marked reduction in employment. ...

LT Management fined over false SMSF advertising

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... set-up were not clearly disclosed on the website. Under the terms and conditions, a 'free' SMSF setup actually involved purchasing a property directly through Silverhall and employing the accounting services of RS Capital for a period of two years at ...

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... increasing (Trend); interest rate differentials between countries (Carry); and a measure of 'value' based on deviation from purchasing power parity (PPP-deviation). The study also identifies a significant return premium associated with stocks priced ...

Omniwealth acquires mortgage broker

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... more expertise to the diversified financial services company. Omniwealth group managing director Matthew Kidd said purchasing the Balmain-based Westminster Finance and Business Solutions was an opportunity to partner with an experienced operator. "As ...