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Micro-cap fund recommended on debut

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Lonsec endorsed OC Funds Management's micro-cap fund, awarding it a 'Recommended' rating on debut. In its report, the ratings house noted the strength of OC's investment process, available capacity and alignment of interest with investors. It also acknowledged ...

The prescience of Super Mario

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Rising momentum in the Eurozone economy have triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would not only taper its QE programme soon but also lift interest rates by the first quarter of 2018. The problem with this is that stronger economic ...

Desperately seeking workers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
If the latest indications from the Fed's Beige Book are any guide, the US central bank remains on track with its projected two more interest rate hikes this year (after the first rate hike for 2017 announced last month). The latest report also gives ...

China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... fixed asset investment and exports, the acceleration in industrial production comes as no surprise -- 7.6% in the year to March (the fastest rate since December 2014) versus 6.3% in the January-February period and market expectations for a 6.3% increase. ...

Keybridge disputes board spill allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Keybridge Capital strenuously denied that its call to appoint three Keybridge nominees to the board of Molopo Energy constitutes a "board spill." On March 14, Keybridge served a notice to Molopo requesting the latter call a general meeting to allow ...

Sovereign wealth fund growth steady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
The total assets under management held in sovereign wealth funds globally levelled over the past two years, seeing growth of 1% between March 2016 and March 2017. The 2017 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review found assets grew to US$6.59 trillion from ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... underscores a bit of concern and stems from the contradicting message from the reading on business confidence - down to +6 in March (at par with its long-run average) from +7 in February and +9 in January. As NAB chief economist Alan Oster explains ...

CGT top of adviser minds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
Capital gains tax is the fastest growing adviser query ahead of the 1 July changes to superannuation, according to the BT Advice Technical team. BT technical consultant Tim Howard said during the March quarter advisers were most keen to identify how ...

Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... definitely positive (and notwithstanding the disruption from Stella), the unemployment rate dropped from 4.7% to 4.5% in March - the lowest level since the height of the economic expansion pre-GFC - despite the participation rate remaining unchanged ...

The challenging nature of ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Initiatives to increase ethics in financial services can be likened to endurance events in the sporting arena. That is the view of Clare Payne - former endurance swimmer and consulting fellow for Ethics in Banking and Finance with The Ethics Centre. ...