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Multi-asset strategy enters Aussie retail market

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... working through its introduction to several major platforms and has already been rated by several independent research houses. Globally Fulcrum manages about $8.5 billion and is keen on having retail investors make up half of its AUM. Currently about ...

Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... on jobs. Changes in private sector credit is a leading indicator because when consumers borrow within their means to buy houses, cars and other major purchases it signals economic growth. But on the other hand, if consumers pile up too much debt relative ...

OC Funds Management wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... and five years, respectively as at June. The mandate follows OC recently receiving a 'recommended' rating from research houses Zenith and Lonsec, Brodie added. OC partners with multi-boutique investment management group Copia Investment Partners. Ralton ...

DomaCom launches affordable housing crowdfunding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... refurbishment fees "or other costs imposed on the residents with residents getting all the proceeds from the sale of their houses. Residents only pay a weekly rental fee that covers all the maintenance of the community's common areas and full use of ...

Australian property love affair cannot please everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... implications for the economy and markets. Economic activity is stimulated when consumers borrow within their means to buy houses, cars and other major purchases. On the other hand, if consumers pile up too much debt relative to their income levels, they ...

XTB appoints new CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... newly-created role to develop XTB's customised fixed income offerings for licensees, platforms, asset consultants and research houses. He is an executive director and co-founder of the Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC), which manages exchange-traded ...

Approved to build more dwellings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... the see-saw in the headline approvals figure was driven by the volatile approvals in "private sector dwellings excluding houses" (apartments) - up 9.6% over the month after an 18.2% drop in March. Approvals for private sector houses increased by 0.5% ...

Super reforms hit parliament

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... from 1 July 2017," he noted. The Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 2) Bill 2017 will need to be passed by both houses of parliament to be law.

Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... volatile - it followed an 8.9% gain in February - and was largely due to the 22.5% drop in private sector approvals excluding houses (apartments and units). Private sector house approvals fell a gentled 4.3% in the month of March. Then again, the less ...

AI will lead next industrial revolution: Sanlam

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... is constructed. That's like making 602 investment professionals redundant in one swoop. But Itzkovits thinks investment houses and financial advisers should use AI to their advantage. "It's not man versus machine but man with machine, versus man without," ...