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Chief economist update: The Fed should act now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... default/LTCM collapse at the time. The US economy was still doing swell, thank you very much. US GDP grew by 4.9% in the year to December 1998, non-farm payrolls were growing at around 2.5% in the same year and inflation was rising. 'Tis the same ...

Multi-affiliate revamps, changes name

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... Financial Corp, a publicly listed company with a global reach and CAD$166 billion in assets under management as at 31 December 2018." A new brand - including name, visual identity and theme - reflects the company's ability to access the best solutions ...

Zurich Investments shuts down fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... The Zurich Investments Global Equity Income Scheme, managed by Denning Pryce was closed off in September, wound up in December and completed its final deregistration earlier this month. The fund had under $6 million at the time of closure. Zurich decided ...

Chief economist update: A question of when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... its June meeting to 27.6% currently from 8.2% a month earlier; at its September meeting to 42.9% from 9.9%; and, at its December meeting to 40.8% from 14.2%. Moreover, bets that the Fed would cut the interest rates twice this year had been increasing ...

Barefoot Investor boosts Rest indexed options demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... options thanks to the Barefoot Investor. Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle says since launching three indexed options last December, the influence of Barefoot Investor Scott Pape in simplifying superannuation investments is helping drive demand for its ...

Former Financial Wisdom adviser banned

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... representative for five years for life insurance churning. Geappen was licensed by Financial Wisdom from 2008 to 2016. In December 2016, he joined Dover Financial Advisers before jumping to Synchron in May 2018. According to ASIC FAR, Geappen ceased ...

Listed infrastructure to hit double digits: CBRE

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
The boutique that took over a slice of UBS Asset Management's assets in December says listed infrastructure could return 12-14% in the next 12 months, the Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out heard. Speaking at the Sydney leg of Financial Standard's ...

Chief economist update: Fed on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... funds rate at 2.25%-2.5%, forward guided that this would be frozen at this level up to the end of 2019 (compared with its December 2018 projections for two 25 bps hikes) and, "Will reduce cap on monthly redemptions from $30B to $15B beginning in May ...

AFA takes red pen to Hayne report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... suggestions, the Royal Commission simply didn't take the association's information into consideration. Anderson said a December 2018 submission introduced the Commission to "some good advisers," in an attempt to develop a balanced understanding of the ...

Neilsons sell 10% of Platinum

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... funds made negative returns relative to their benchmarks. Overall, profit after tax was down 27% in the six months to December. The boutique's $25 billion FUM generated about $65 million in NPAT in the time. Judith Neilson owns the White Rabbit art gallery ...