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Cheers to unmet expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
While fears of deflation continue to haunt Japan and the Eurozone, no-flation the United Kingdom, low-flation China, the latest update on Australian consumer prices shows that inflation here is under control. Headline CPI inflation accelerated to an ...

Future Fund puts in another strong year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
The Future Fund has grown has almost doubled its assets under management to $118.4 billion from the initial investment of $60.5 billion seeded by the government in 2006. In a portfolio update briefing, the sovereign wealth fund said it has been paring ...

Down but upbeat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... from the survey of forward orders - a steady improvement from minus 2 in October to plus 2 in November to plus 4 in December - portend continued Australian business resilience. Domestic companies have the Australian dollar's depreciation to thank for ...

It's "whatever it takes" time again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
Woe is us! Just as the European Central Bank (ECB) appears to be winning its fight against inflation, justifying its less-than-expected "go slow" on stimulus policy announcement last 3 December, crude oil comes along. Though minimal, latest Eurozone ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... the downward pressure to inflation. To be sure, while wage growth remains slow, the strong US employment report for December -- payrolls jumping by 292,000 in December following a 252,000 increase in the previous month. This is much higher than even ...

Hunter Hall chief executive stands down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Hunter Hall International chief executive and managing director David Deverall has resigned from his role. In an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange, the funds management firm said Deverall will stand down from the Hunter Hall board of ...

Equity benchmarks too risky amid volatility: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
State Street Global Advisors has urged investors to ignore benchmark weights in favour of a truly active approach amid recent and likely on-going market volatility. In the company's active Australian equities Annual Review and Outlook 2015/2016, SSGA's ...

Australian ethical investing continues rise

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Interest in ethical investment is shaping to continue its rise during 2016 following the latest inflow figures from ASX-listed wealth manager Australian Ethical. Australian Ethical increased its funds under management (FUM) by 13% to more than $1.4 ...

New business drives record HUB24 inflows

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
Platform provider HUB24 has seen an 89% year-year-on jump in funds under administration following record inflows in the second quarter. The company's gross inflows to its investment and superannuation platforms for the second quarter of FY2016 were ...

Another Aussie jobs surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
Despite growing worries over China, commodity prices, Fed policy and the slow transition from resources to the non-mining sector of the economy, the Australian labour market remains resilient. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that ...