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Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... lowered inflation expectations, pay and other cost growth in a way that became self-perpetuating." Last night, the Bank of Canada (BOC) came up with its own surprise - it cut its overnight lending rate by 25 bps to 0.75%. Yes, you guessed right, 'twas ...

Global dividends reach record high

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
A slowdown in Australian dividend payments did little to dent dividends globally as payments broke the existing record for the September quarter. Global dividends reached US$288.1 billion in Q3, a record for the third quarter, according to the latest ...

PROFILE: UniSuper CEO Kevin O'Sullivan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
In July 2013 Kevin O'Sullivan became chief executive of one of Australia's largest superannuation funds, UniSuper. Just over a year on, he catches up with James Fernyhough to talk retirement income, the value of asset consultants, and the future of ...

How to understand emerging markets

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
The emerging markets investment landscape is best understood in terms of country blocs that perform similarly as the macro environment evolves, according to Investec Asset Management Global Strategist, Dr Michael Power. Power presented an analogy where ...

Wanted: $20bn electricity investor for NSW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The NSW government parliamentary caucus has agreed to a sell-off part of its state's electricity poles and wires distribution network, with an expected sale price of $20 billion to be presented to institutional investors. The agreement was reached after ...

Abbott eyes Canadian pension money

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has encouraged Canadian pension funds to invest in Australian infrastructure. Speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, Abbott said he wanted to see more Canadian investment in Australia. "I know ...

Safer sex? Women take less risk than men

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Overlooking the preferences of the more cautious partner when devising an investment strategy for couples could see planners get a rap from the regulator, risk specialist FinaMetrica has warned. Risk profile data compiled by the financial services firm ...

Crimea makes it domestic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
My, my... Crimea has just put a new twist in the turn of the Russia/Ukraine saga. Crimea's Parliament voted - unanimously if I may add - to secede from Ukraine and re-join Russia (which it was part of it till 1954). The Crimeans will get their say in ...

Reheating the cold war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
Bloody Vladimir! This must be what US President Barack Obama thought after two-time (2000-2008 and 2012-present) Russian President and two-time (1999-2000 and 2008-2012) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin "asked" and "got" the Russian Parliament's ...

G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... Philly Fed index fell to minus 6.3 in Feb from plus 9.4 in Jan. Blame the weather too for the drop in retail spending in Canada (down 1.8% in December) and the United Kingdom (down 1.5% in December). Now don't get me wrong, s'il vous plait, I'm not disputing ...