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Investors turn to China-focused strategies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... companies in the sectors which make up the 'new economy' -namely healthcare, consumer staples, consumer discretionary and the technology sectors," he said. "The companies in the index generally have a much higher ROE than most SOEs and lower ...

Property investors should diversify: FSI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... FSI said the asset class suffered from distinctions, with local shopping malls anchored by supermarkets and non-discretionary stores likely to outperform "destination" regional malls. Hayes said traditional brick and mortar retail has been "one of the ...

ATO cracks down on ERS misuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... those concerns have been realised with troubling reports of bank data showing money from super was being spent on discretionary items like alcohol, furniture or gambling." ISA said members should think carefully before accessing the scheme as it comes ...

Profound uncertainty remains: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... and monetary easing in emerging markets including through first time use of unconventional policies," she said. "Discretionary fiscal policy has been sizable in advanced economies. Emerging markets have deployed smaller fiscal support, constrained to ...

Men gamble ERS payment away: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... genders, illion and AlphaBeta calculated that 15% of the super money was spent on debt repayment. "The high levels of discretionary spending from people who accessed their superannuation early further demonstrates that this money was used to increase ...

Global boutique reduces fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... boutique equities manager focused on global and emerging markets equities strategies. The firm manages $59 billion of discretionary and advisory assets worldwide, as at 31 May 2020, with more than $4 billion of that representing 30 institutional investors ...

A-REIT winners, losers of the 'new normal'

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... risk in the AREIT sector. "COVID-19 has created earnings uncertainty for certain sectors such as those exposed to discretionary retail whilst creating opportunities through an acceleration of structural shifts such as ecommerce," she said. "The main ...

Dealer groups slam FPA policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... lack of understanding," the letter said. "Again, costs in relation to compliance with the Corporations Act are not discretionary. The scale, systems & processes, and risk management focus of the AFSL provides an efficient way to deal with the in-built ...

Charter Hall extends JV, makes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... logistics in Australia is underpinned by growth in e-commerce, increasing international trade and the resilience of non-discretionary retail spending," he said. "This will provide our investors an attractive distribution yield. "We value our long-standing ...

Super withdrawals being misused

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... that a third of the money was used up in the first two weeks. Most of the money, 64%, appears to have been spent on discretionary items such as clothing, furniture, restaurants and alcohol. "There's a group of people out there living very large on pizza ...