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ASX "debutantes" beating market dips

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Despite ongoing volatility in domestic equities, initial public offerings retain strong growth momentum and continue to outperform the ASX 200 index. Deloitte's 2016 IPO report shows that $17.6 billion in new equity came into the Australian market in ...

Lack of scaleability curbs hedge fund appeal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... process. This is what prompted CFM to develop its heavy emphasis on hard research using the ever expanding capabilities of big-data and technology. It has resulted in them now managing about $6.5 billion on behalf of 110 clients using a mix of quantitative ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
The Government should step in to boost investment in technology and innovation in the financial services sector by offering incentives and removing the biggest barriers, a panel of high profile professional investors has said. In a plenary session at ...

Australian pension market still global leader

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Australia is not only one of the biggest pension markets in the world, it is among the fastest growing. Willis Towers Watson has just released its 2016 Global Pension Assets Study and it reveals that Australia's US$1.5 trillion pension asset pool is ...

Bad news on global activity and prices is the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Global economy heading towards contraction, that's the good news A bounce from oversold conditions, short-covering rally, cheapened valuation, or another jump on the price of oil which is a positive for energy companies (and the banks that lent to them) ...

A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Last week was a happy one for equity markets with most benchmark indices registering sharp gains at the end of five days of trade. Is it now safe to go back in the waters? Or a dead cat bounce? It happened not so long ago, you know -- when the rebound ...

Funds under management to hit $8tr by 2035: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... this in the Budget," she said. A more favourable tax structure aside, the battle will be between the comprehensive managers (big brands), the boutiques (small brands) and the specialists (niche brands). According to Rainmaker, the boutiques and specialists ...

Treasurer hints at super concession adjustments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison has given the clearest indication yet that tax incentives in superannuation will be adjusted when it announces the result of its tax and spending review shortly, especially for very high earners. Speaking to an audience of industry ...

ETF revenue doubling every 18 months

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
It is well known that the Exchanged Traded Fund (ETF) market is continuing to power ahead with enviable inflows every month. Even more impressive is that this has been achieved against a backdrop of negative market returns. One of the attractions of ...

More negatives

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
The Japanese economy shrinks, the Japanese sharemarket sings hallelujah! If this still doesn't capture the "bad news is good news" meme, we might never, never know what will. The Nikkei-225 index soared by 7.2% at the end of yesterday's trade. It even ...