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T. Rowe Price appoints head of research

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... Its largest sector holding is in financials (30.96%). It was overweight IT by 6.33% and underweight real estate and materials. "We expect that investors seeking risk adjusted returns will increasingly select managers for their ability to source alpha ...

ASIC consults on advice code monitoring bodies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... the event of a reactive investigation. The regulator has also suggested financial advisers be legally bound to share materials with the monitoring body and to comply with the terms of the scheme and any decisions reached as the law does not currently ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... are posing risks not only to producers, but to supply chains of food, beverage and apparel companies reliant on raw materials. "In Australia, water is detached from the land, so the water system is tradable - you don't have to own land to own water. ...

Chief economist update: The colour of Beige

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... were widespread reports that steel prices rose, sometimes dramatically, due to the new tariff." "Prices for building materials continued to rise briskly, especially for lumber, drywall, and concrete." "Transportation costs also generally rose, with contacts ...

Optimum Pensions appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... strategic marketing. David Moxon will consult on communication and education, helping develop marketing strategies and materials for Optimum products. Optimum Pensions was founded in 2017 by the founder of Financial Synergy, David Orford.. Its white ...

Market volatility ideal for fundamental investors: Expert

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... company earnings will move lock-step. "Stocks that do well in this profit cycle are the economically sensitive stocks - materials, energy, industrial cyclicals and financials," he said. "One's that don't do as well are the defensive, secular growth stocks ...

TAL enhances adviser learning hub

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... 50. Advisers undertaking the online curriculum can earn up to 100 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. Materials are accredited by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Tax Practitioners ...

SMSFs shifting focus for diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... domestic and international markets gave investors' confidence to look for new opportunities,'' Dale said. Financials and materials remained the most heavily traded sectors, accounting for 36% and 17% of the year's turnover. Telecommunication services ...

International automotive alliance launches new VC fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... Renault (40%), Nissan (40%) and Mitsubishi Motors (20%). The fund's first investment will be in US-based company Ionic Materials, which develops solid-state cobalt-free battery materials. Further investments will span companies throughout the world ...

Amazon still an early-stage company: Fundie

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... investment by the wayside. "In the fourth quarter of last year there was a big move into financials, industrials, and energy materials - value stocks - and in that kind of market we underperform," Wood said. However she saw it as a positive development ...