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Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... the "end of the commodity boom" and its impact on emerging markets equities has already played out. "The energy and materials sector weights in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index are now only at 13%, down from 38% at the peak of the commodity boom and almost ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... points to - 6 from +18). The volume of new orders dropped from +18 to 0 in May. Inventories of finished goods and raw materials went up by 5 points to a +9 reading and 10 points to +25, respectively in May - suggesting unwanted inventory build-up given ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
About US$30 billion is needed for an asset owner to have the "raw materials" to implement a good investment strategy according to global consultant Willis Towers Watson. The firm's global head of investment, Chris Ford, told a recent Sydney ideas exchange ...

Aussies unsure about super contributions

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... it is for super funds to work with their employer clients to equip them with the right tools, resources and education materials for when their employees need it," Whatley said. "The report also found that getting paid higher super contributions was one ...

New energy benchmark guide for instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... for improvement around energy use across the sectors of airlines, automobile manufacturing, chemicals, construction materials, paper and steel. Denis said a key issue highlighted by the analysis was the need to improve availability and quality of company ...

Higher recession risk creates opportunity in large miners: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... of 2008. One area where the manager of the Lazard Select Australian Equity Fund is seeing opportunity is in mega-cap materials stocks BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. Falling commodity prices have seen these stocks severely beaten up by the market. But Hofflin ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... The March quarter drop was mainly driven by a 22.5% drop in prices paid for petroleum, petroleum products and related materials, an 8.8% decline in and chemical materials and products and a 5.3% fall in medicinal and pharmaceutical products. Prices of ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... inflation reaching a 16-month high. Falls in commodity and oil prices were offset by the weaker rupee making imported raw materials costlier. This build-up in inflationary pressures may lead the Reserve Bank of India to hold off from cutting rates, especially ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... imports jumped by 30.8% with foreign purchases for most categories rising except for mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials. Imports from China increased by 38.1% (year-on-year) to US$1.2 billion. Purchases from Japan soared by 66.4% to US$727.0 ...

Quant hedge fund arrives down under

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... talent that the traditional firms just can't see." In addition to its platform, Quantopian offers free lectures and materials to help people build their coding and finance skills. These materials are in use at US universities including Cornell and Stanford. ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI
Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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