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Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
As major indices increasingly broaden accessibility to Chinese equities, one emerging markets specialist argues investing in the country goes beyond index inclusion. The landmark move by MSCI last year opened the floodgates to the once-difficult-to-access ...

Chief economist update: A case for optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... property - "time to buy a dwelling" rose by 5.4% over the month of July; "house price expectations" up by 8.9%; "time to buy a major household item" increased by 3.6% - those related to broader economic activity indicated increased pessimism. "Family ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... allocate to China. However, the country's attractiveness as an investment destination recorded the most gains of any other major region since 2017, following China's decision to open up its equities markets to foreign investors through China A-shares ...

Industry funds surge ahead in satisfaction

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... superannuation funds reported higher satisfaction with their fund's performance than Hostplus' members. The lowest satisfaction for major super funds beyond the 12 best performers were AMP (49.3%), Asgard (50.9%) and BT (52.2%), Roy Morgan said. Gainers ...

Chief economist update: BOE flips tightening bias to easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... considerably weaker, in part due to the absence of that stock building effect and Brexit-related, temporary shutdowns by several major car manufacturers." "Recent data also raise the possibility that the negative spillovers to the UK from a weaker world ...

PYSP queries inundate super funds

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
Superannuation funds are struggling with a barrage of Protecting Your Superannuation Package queries from members, leaving many frustrated and waiting on the phone. AustralianSuper, Australian Ethical, Australia Post Superannuation Scheme, CareSuper ...

JANA hires operations lead, boosts workforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
Asset consultant JANA has recently welcomed a new head of operations and made a raft of appointments in a bid to boost its footprint. John Montague joined the Melbourne-based firm in the newly created role after working as a consultant for the past ...

ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... "There is no single simple solution to Australia's energy trilemma right now. There is no reason to exclude any of the major technological contenders - solar, wind, combined-cycle gas, pumped and even nuclear - from the current or future energy mix." ...

HUB24 defends cash accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
HUB24 has slammed a media report that claims its cash account holders will be worse off following the recent interest rate cuts. HUB24 called for a trading halt in light of an article written in the Australian Financial Review published on July 3, claiming ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
"China and Europe playing big currency manipulation game and pumping money into their system in order to compete with USA. We should MATCH, or continue being the dummies who sit back and politely watch as other countries continue to play their games ...