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Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... estimate 3 of the capex survey from estimate 2 - as well as the stabilisation in the property market. However, this remains a big if given the general economic - domestic and international - affecting businesses. G for government. Lower borrowing costs ...

Look to 2008 survivors: Ausbil

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... when markets are down. Global small caps co-portfolio manager Tobias Bucks said: "Global small caps did outperform during the big drawdown years of 2008 and 2015." Bucks said the returns of disruptive or niche businesses are less affected by the top-down ...

UniSuper hires from Janus Henderson

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... after running out of patience with them. UniSuper's balanced investment option returned 9.9% for the year, as it made big gains from individual stocks: BHP was up 52.2% while ASX and Transurban were up more than 30%.

Northern Trust hires from State Street

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... institutional investors implement the capital market transactions for their portfolios. For example, they may sell or buy big blocks of securities when a superannuation fund changes its asset allocation, swaps external managers or makes new investment. ...

Aussie super funds drop in world rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
Australia's superannuation funds have dropped in the global ranking of the world's largest pension funds. According to Willis Towers Watson's latest Thinking Ahead Institute/Pensions and Investments World 300 report, Australia's super ...

FinClear wins trading tech mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... primary or backup order management system," he said. "However now with ASX Best now having been withdrawn, we're seeing a big uptick in demand as market participants look for ways to protect themselves from failures and downtime in the event that ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... governor Nowotny's against buying equities for stimulus; and, Bundesbank president Weidmann announced his opposition to a big stimulus package. To be sure, the ECB's TLTRO III (that came into effect this month) - designed to "help to preserve ...

Life insurance leaders fear for industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
Some of the biggest names in Australia's life insurance sector have shared their biggest concerns for the future of the industry. Appearing on a panel at the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers National Conference, Zurich chief distribution officer ...

Client ethics the future of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
The personal ethics of clients are only going to become increasingly relevant to advice practices as the demographics they serve shift. Presenting at the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference in Adelaide, Ethics Partners founder ...

Members shift to industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... "come back in a competitive fashion". The "unwind" began before the banking Royal Commission, she said, at a time when the big banks and institutions began offloading their wealth divisions. Loane sees retail funds re-emerging in a more efficient way ...