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Chief economist update: Fed funds at five point O

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018

... percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force" - has also dropped below pre-GFC boom levels. The Fed funds rate was around 5%-5.25% the last time the US labour market was this good. The difference in the ...

Investors sharpen watch on RMBS

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018

... Bluestone Holdings Australia in February 2018, according to Moody's. In 2017, RMBS issuance hit $37 billion in a post-GFC high; $15.6 billion of this was from non-bank lenders like Liberty and Resimac. Kapstream's Lee points out that RMBS bonds ...

Aussie fixed income managers with global teams outperform: Zenith

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018

... landscape of debt issuers in the Australian fixed income space. "It all goes to the evolution of the market place. Since the GFC, we have seen larger global issuance in Australia. Meaning instead of your BHPs and Australian banks issuing debt, lots of ...

SMA provider to award $20m mandate

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018

... and for various reasons advisers struggled to keep up with portfolio changes suggested by the licensee. "At the start of the GFC we realised that it could take up to a year for an adviser to implement important changes to all portfolios across their ...

Pension fund CIO departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018

... US$355 billion fund in 2007 as senior investment officer for the real estate division and the real assets unit. Following the GFC, he led the restructuring of the asset class, refocusing on core investments in real estate and infrastructure that generated ...

Chief economist update: A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018

... 2001 and following the September 11 attacks of the same year; and, it dropped from US$0.91 to US$0.62 at the onset of the GFC. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist ...

Retail unit trusts leaking FUM

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018

Retail unit trusts now hold only 47% of the managed funds segment in Australia, down from 75% at the time of GFC, according to new Rainmaker research. The $755 billion managed funds segment in Australia includes retail unit trusts, exchange traded funds ...

Milliman launches course correction tool for retirees

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018

... of crisis and severe market corrections, there are significant events that occur and they generally happen immediately. The GFC only happened 10 years ago, and during that period the All Ordinaries fell in the vicinity of 51%. It took almost five years ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018

Absolute returns, value and global diversification are key thematics that must underscore clients' portfolios in a post-GFC world, according to investment experts speaking at this year's Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out. Held at the Four Seasons ...

Aussies turn to online trading in droves

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018

The number of retail online investors in Australia is the highest it's been since the GFC, the latest insight from Investment Trends shows. According to a new report, 645,000 Australians placed at least one share trade last year, compared to just 640,000 ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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