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Women-led super funds outperform again

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018

... male counterparts. Last year a study by Scandinavian bank Nordea of 11,000 globally-traded companies found that since the GFC, listed companies led by women achieved investment returns of more than double the global index return. Super funds in Australia ...

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018

... would any American rather zero interest rates (even negative) without employment and no income? That might be true in pre-GFC when credit were extended to NINJAs - no income, no jobs and assets - but we're getting back to the "Old Normal" now... hopefully ...

Unlisted infrastructure assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018

The global unlisted infrastructure industry is now three times the size of its GFC levels, hitting a record high of US$418 billion in assets under management, latest Preqin research shows. The year to June 2017 saw a record number of deals take place ...

Changing nature of advice to benefit institutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018

... changing landscape and act now. Time is not standing still for mature age financial planners waiting vainly for the return of pre-GFC times and values as those days are well and truly gone, he said. They should also consider working with their older ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018

... interest rates and other central banks have signalled they too will pare stimulatory measures introduced in the wake of the GFC, all of which has significant consequences for money managers in 2018. The Reserve Bank of Australia is also expected to begin ...

Down, down business conditions are down

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017

... may just get higher pay increases we haven't been getting since the global financial crisis - around 4.0% wage growth pre-GFC and 2.0% as at the September quarter. But note Alan's statement that "wage costs are impacting confidence". The November survey ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017

... month - the lowest annual growth rate since February last year and below the 3% - 3.5% annual growth rates recorded before the GFC. This, despite the US unemployment rate dropping to a 17-year low of 4.1% in October and had been at or below the pre-GFC ...

Investment bonds see seismic shift: Zenith

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017

... fixed asset allocations between equities, bonds and property," Zenith senior investment analyst Dugald Higgins said. "Post the GFC there has been a substantial move towards more dynamic asset allocation that's flexible, with an increased range of non-correlated ...

Un-Keynesian

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017

... Australia's budget (under Treasurer Peter Costello) was in surplus - it went as high as 2% of GDP in 2000 to 1.7% of GDP before the GFC hit - sparking speculations that Australia doesn't need a bond market anymore because Australia no longer needs to ...

The price is not right

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017

... securities (TIPS) of the same maturity. The rebound in inflation expectations after the Fed's first rate hike after the GFC, justified the move from 0.25% to 0. 05% back in December 2015. Higher inflation expectations in the second half of 2016 justified ...

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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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