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Look offshore for income: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... assets. A new paper from State Street Global Advisors' SPDR ETF business argues that because of low interest rates and the heavy sector concentration in the local share market, it makes more sense than ever to invest in high-yielding assets overseas ...

Housing market faces heavy downside risk

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Far from being a stable asset, Australian residential property carries considerable risk, according to a new Auscap report. Auscap's analysis noted the general wisdom that because residential property prices haven't experienced a "broad decline" since ...

NSW government pins fintech job hopes to H2 Ventures

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
The NSW government has underwritten a deal between specialist lender Investec and H2 Ventures which will provide the fintech accelerator with an additional $4 million in funding. Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro said the ...

AFA returning to its roots

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... different mindset and we need to bring the membership with us on the journey," Bineham said. "Last year was very legislation-heavy and now that a great deal of that work has been done, we can commit greater focus to assisting our members with the implementation ...

Group insurance critical: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... many Australians who receive cover today," Loane said. "Worse than that, many Australians, for example those working in heavy industry or suffering from a pre-existing medical condition, may not be given access to any cover at all if it wasn't provided ...

Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... noted that, foremost, "few institutional investors hold the global equity portfolio in its entirety; most still carry a heavy home bias." On top of that, "passive money" is generally allocated to "vehicles that track segments of the global opportunity ...

Industry heavyweights back listed venture fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Some of the industry's best-known entrepreneurs have thrown their weight behind a new listed investment fund which aims to provide funding for early and growth stage fintech start-ups. H2Ocean, the latest brainchild of H2 Ventures founders Ben and Toby ...

Super CIOs say short-termism endemic

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... Australian Superannuation Investment (ASI) conference that regardless of the "lower for longer" environment there needs to be heavy lifting in unacceptable short-term attitudes. Outgoing First State Super chief investment officer Richard Brandweiner ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... year, compared to 8.4% for investors aged 36," Schroders said in a statement. The expectations mismatch is confounded by a heavy bias towards short term outcomes. "On average, global investors expect to hold their investments for a little over three ...

ASFA backs super boost pledge

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Several superannuation industry heavyweights are throwing support behind an ASFA and Money magazine initiative aiming to better connect Australians with their super. Eight super funds are joining the Super Booster Day initiative that encourages Australians ...