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Treasurer opens the way for increased infrastructure spending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Federal treasurer Scott Morrison is laying the groundwork for a boost in national infrastructure investment after unveiling changes to the way government debt is reported. In his final pre-budget speech, delivered to the Australian Business Economists ...

Negative gearing exposing Australia's poor: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
KPMG warns any increase in Australia's historically low interest rates would cause serious economic problems and affect households across the entire financial spectrum, from rich to poor. The industry consultant said one of its biggest concerns is that ...

SSGA expands active managed funds business

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
More than four years and $500 million in assets later, the active managed funds business of State Street Global Advisors Australia is gearing up for the next chapter of its growth. The world of active equities is tough business. There are many competitors ...

BT and Asgard add bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
An active bond fund has been added to the BT Wrap and Asgard platforms. Jamieson Coote Bonds' Active Bond Fund is the retail form of its wholesale Australian government bond strategy; it was recently rated as "recommended" by Lonsec. The fund is distributed ...

Charter Hall fund debuts on multiple platforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
A Charter Hall unlisted property fund is now available to advisers wanting to access direct commercial property opportunities. The Direct Office Fund (DOF) aims to invest in core Australian commercial real estate on long leases with high-quality covenants. ...

SMSF investors shift gears

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
Self-managed superannuation fund trustees have high growth expectations for the next 12 months yet more than 50% have moved to more defensive asset allocations amid continuing market volatility, the latest statistics from AMP Capital show. AMP Capital's ...

Housing affordability threatens super's future

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
Australia's declining home ownership rate has become so serious that it is imposing a significant threat to the adequacy of Australia's retirement income system, according to a new report. If the trend continues retirees will be increasingly forced ...

Gen Y prefers liquid investments: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Generation Y professionals favour short-term investments with only 12% investing in products such as managed funds and ETFs. This is a key finding of KPMG's Banking on the Future 2017 report which shows Gen Y prefers liquid investments that can easily ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... continuing terrorist threat in the region. Only last week, Markit Economics printed that "The eurozone economy moved up a gear in February, suggesting that "GDP growth of 0.6% could be seen in the first quarter if this pace of expansion is sustained ...

A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... pick-up in the manufacturing sector (to 55.5 from 55.2). This, according to Markit, shows, "The eurozone economy moved up a gear in February, suggesting that "GDP growth of 0.6% could be seen in the first quarter if this pace of expansion is sustained ...