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Modest but meaningful growth on the horizon: Aviva

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
Global growth is expected to pick up around 3.25% in 2020, up from 3% in 2019, with new research suggesting fears of a severe turndown or recession have significantly diminished. Research from Aviva Investors suggests that global growth is expected ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
"From a practical perspective, big, impactful and very novel disasters will, hopefully, lead to stronger action to both mitigate emissions and also plan for impacts..." This was Ketan Joshi's - University of Sydney science graduate and international ...

Rising tensions to weigh on markets: Moody's

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... have markedly increased in the past few days. The credit implications of a military conflict, as we noted in 3 December research, would depend on its duration, scope and the severity of damage to critical infrastructure - factors that would remain highly ...

The super choice of the super wealthy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JAN 2020
An $83 billion super fund is the pick of the bunch for wealthy Australians, according to new research from Roy Morgan. The research focused on identifying Australia's top premium brands and concluded that UniSuper was the fund of choice for the ...

Financial Standard Holiday Cooking Guide 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... drying out add a touch more milk. Enjoy with rice or naan! John Dyall's "fake" sourdough bread Head of investment research at Rainmaker Information, John Dyall offered this philosophical take on sourdough. It is said that beer and bread created civilisation ...

Market Forces takes aim at big banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... whether the timetable, which ends in 2024, is consistent with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement," said Market Forces research director Jack Bertolus. "This means committing to exit thermal coal mining and coal power generation in OECD countries ...

Greater potential for smart beta: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
Research from Rainmaker has found that while the number of smart beta products is growing, there is still limited choice for investors. "One gets the sense that manufacturers are still trying to figure what would be most attractive to Australian retail ...

Zenith acquired by private equity firm

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
Research house Zenith Investment Partners has accepted an offer from private equity firm Five V Capital to acquire the business. Five V Capital, set up by Adrian MacKenzie in 2013, is best known for being an early backer of Aussie tech darling Canva ...

Time-poor advisers to embrace model portfolios

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
New research from global asset manager State Street Global Advisors reveals financial advisers may shun traditional investment management tasks in a bid to spend more time on clients as mounting regulatory and compliance responsibilities take their ...

More MySuper accounts close than open: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... accounts open, while just 1,879,737 closed. Asked what could account for the imbalance, Rainmaker head of superannuation research Jason Ross said while a number of factors were at play, it was hard to nail the exact cause. "It's difficult to say what ...