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Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
"Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa." Translated into the quotee Francis Bacon's - English philosopher, statesman and essayist - mother tongue, "The pomp of death alarms us more than death itself." Yes Virginia, you know where I'm going ...

The highest honour: 2018 AOTY reflects on win

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
The outgoing Adviser of the Year, Hugh Robertson, has revealed how much receiving the honour has meant to him. Awarded the title of Adviser of the Year for 2018 at last year's Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference, Robertson described ...

REP 515 divides advice community

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... two communities here," Anderson said. He explained that those advisers who were impacted by Report 515 are aligned with the big institutions, while those who are blissfully unaware are with smaller licensees. "Red tape has become such a big issue in ...

Tribeca Alpha Plus leaks $600m, rebuilds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
Investors have pulled out more than $600 million from Jun Bei Liu's long/short Aussie equities fund since co-portfolio manager left in April but performance is looking up and there are new hires on the team. The Tribeca Alpha Plus fund was down ...

Chief economist update: Trump should read Frank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
Houston, we have a problem - a gigantic one! Talk about spoiling everybody's weekend. Wall Street fell sharply at the close of last week's trading. Was it due to disappointment over US Fed chair Jerome Powell's much-anticipated words at ...

Chief economist update: Jerome is in the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell's in the Hole - the annual Jackson Hole symposium, that is. Out of or deeper into the (Jackson) hole? Powell's all too aware that he has to mind his Ps and Qs because his every word would be sliced ...

Managed funds versus the ASX 200

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... research found 10 out of 100 wholesale Australian equities funds that outperformed in 2018-2019. The list was dominated by big investment houses than small boutique managers: BlackRock had two funds, AMP Capital, Aberdeen Standard and Vanguard had one ...

Perpetual profits dip, investments down 29%

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
Perpetual reported 17% lower net profit after tax of $115.9 million for the year ending June, as its value-style funds underperformed and had to hand back institutional money. Perpetual Investments, which is the biggest contributor to group profits ...

Best online brokers revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... three. Investment Trends research director Recep Peker explained the satisfaction results are significant because it shows the big banks are facing stiff competition. "Bank-backed brokers are facing strong competition from established independent brokers ...

UniSuper scolds Aussie equity fundies

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... underperformance was a "real disappointment" for the year. 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%. However, the fund ...