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Trump protectionism protects not the emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016

Reflation - the word that dominated central bank memes after the global financial crisis is back in vogue. While it became something of "it's at the back of everyone's minds, but not talked about" in intervening years, President-elect Trump has brought ...

IPA appoints new president

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016

The Institute of Public Accountants has elected a new president. The IPA's board chose Damien Moore, currently a director, and a senior tax manager at Schulz Hobbs. He is also a director of the Institute of Financial Accountants, and has previously ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016

Australia construction work done This will be a drag. A drag on Australian third quarter GDP that is. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the value of total construction work done fell by 4.9% in the September quarter following a ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016

Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen believes a reintroduction of the super fund governance bill does not pass the commonsense test. Speaking at The Superannuation Opportunity conference in Canberra yesterday, Bowen slammed Kelly O'Dwyer's comments about super ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016

Twist and shout and shake it all about if we have to but there's no turning back on Trump now. There are plenty who loath the man, even more that despise him. But not the far-right wing politicians, especially in Europe where elections are due this ...

Active winning out in down markets: MFS

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016

Despite the rising prominence of passive strategies, active management remains a cornerstone of Australian investment. This is the key finding of new research from the 2016 MFS Active Management Sentiment report, conducted by CoreData based on a survey ...

Saving super from Tinder sex bots

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016

Customer expectations have irrevocably shifted in the era of "service aggregation" and super funds ignore this at their peril, according to Telesign chief executive Aled Miles. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016

Australian private equity has boosted M&A activity by 16% over the last year, according to MinterEllison. New research from the law firm shows the healthcare sector was the biggest contributor to this, with private equity activity increasing significantly ...

Australian-first fund exceeds target

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016

The Watermark Global Leaders Fund has exceeded its minimum funding target in the early stages of its IPO roadshow. The LIC, which is Australia's first locally-managed global market neutral fund, has achieved beyond the $40 million minimum as a result ...

Contango LIC chair departs

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016

The chair of Contango Income Generator has decided against seeking re-election. In an ASX statement, the board thanked Ian Ferres for his tenure as chair and his contribution to the successful listing of the company in 2015. The statement continued ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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