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JCB fund added to Macquarie Wrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... disaggregated, specialist government bond manager continues to grow as heightened bank-related portfolio exposures continue to worry advisers and asset allocators. These can include corporate credit, bank hybrids, negatively geared property, term deposits ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
Twist and shout and shake it all about if we have to but there's no turning back on Trump now. There are plenty who loath the man, even more that despise him. But not the far-right wing politicians, especially in Europe where elections are due this ...

Australian-first fund exceeds target

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... market risks are hedged away. Investors can take advantage of exciting opportunities in global shares without having to worry about a falling share market. "Currency exposures are also hedged, and Watermark's existing market neutral funds are negatively ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Beyond the initial market sell-off, investors might have a bigger worry ahead if US President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his global trade platform. The Republican presidential nominee is heading for the White House after securing the most votes ...

How advisers are managing US election concerns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Investment updates, meetings and phone calls will be the order of the day for financial advisers as their clients worry about what the US election-driven market turbulence means to them. Fitzpatricks Private Wealth senior financial adviser Leonard Gennusa ...

Human centred workplaces needed: MetLife

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... emotional health (69%) and lifestyle issues (62%) as the greatest health fears for their staff, while Australians workers worry more about emotional wellbeing (84%) than medical issues (70%). According to MetLife's EBTS, employers do recognise the benefits ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
AOFM to buy back short-dated bonds The commonwealth government is restructuring part its bond portfolio debt by offering to buy-back short-dated Treasury Bonds and swap them into other durations. The Australian Office of Financial Management said this ...

Standard Life Investments calls for more monetary easing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Standard Life Investments chief economist Jeremy Lawson has called on governments to ease monetary policy further in light of some worrying structural trends which he said were amplified by the result of the UK's referendum on EU membership. Lawson ...

China ready to dominate: Nikko AM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Reforms to preserve economic growth and the impending arrival of A-shares will make China a stable and attractive proposition for global investors, according to Nikko Asset Management senior portfolio manager Robert Mann. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

QIC assesses the tech spectrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... elements in sector value chains." QIC head of global infrastructure, Ross Israel, said in isolation these themes may not worry investors or operators. However, their combined and compounded effects make them worthy of assessment. "Given the duration ...