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Chief economist update: Unchanged RBNZ stance would force it to change stance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
"Despite the weaker global impetus, we expect low interest rates and government spending to support a pick-up in New Zealand's GDP growth over 2019. Low interest rates, and continued employment growth, should support household spending and business ...

Brexit is history: Chief Economists Forum

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
Brexit is history and the world can go on without an EU-Britain trade agreement, an economic expert told this morning's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum. AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities Asia, Mark Tinker, told ...

SMSF investments reach far and wide

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Seeking diversification, self-managed superannuation funds are pushing more retirement funds into assets such as marina berths and indigenous artworks. Latest research from SuperConcepts reveals the big ticket items held within SMSFs. Gold and silver ...

Aussie investors calm about next 12 months

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
Seven in 10 Australian investors are confident about opportunities in the next 12 months, a sentiment that is more bullish than global counterparts. Research from Legg Mason polled 16,810 active direct investors globally, including 1000 Australians ...

Chief economist update: Slowing in sync

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
2018 started as a good year (not the tyres) but with so many bumps in the road is, to keep up with the metaphor, flattening the tyres of global growth. There's the Fed's determination to return monetary policy back to normality - that's ...

The top-performing ETFs in September are...

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
An ASX-listed ETF that tracks palladium metal delivered the best returns in September, while ETFs tracking small caps took a beating. ETF Securities' Physical Palladium ETF (ETPMPD) returned close to 12% in September as the silvery-white metal's ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
Some would call it karma, for many it's just the plain and simple truism that a trade war is a lose-lose proposition. In his quest to "make America great again" and under the guise of "national security", US President Donald Trump kicked off with ...

Crypto exchange enters superannuation market

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
Cryptocurrency exchange Cointree is entering the superannuation space and enabling members to set up SMSFs that invest in digital assets immediately. It is partnering with New Brighton Capital, an SMSF service provider specialising in helping members ...

Private equity firm closes $558m mining fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
A $9.8 billion global private equity firm with investments in Sydney and Perth mining companies has attracted interest from several institutional investors for its first mining fund. Denham Capital has just closed its Denham Mining Fund at $558 million. ...

FirstChoice adds natural resources strategy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
A global investment manager with more than $484 billion in assets under management has added its global natural resources strategy to Colonial First State's FirstChoice platform. Janus Henderson's global natural resources strategy is now available on ...