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Chief economist update: Trump should read Frank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?" Ordering US companies to move out of China and back into the US: "Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing your companies HOME ...

Charles Schwab reverses out of Australia again

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
The American investing giant is shutting down its Sydney office less than two years after it came back to Australia for round two, according to a letter sent to investors. Charles Schwab's Frenchs Forest based office led by managing director John-Paul ...

Short-seller targets infant formula importer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... e-commerce stores that the lactose in its goat milk infant formula comes from goats, when the Company admits in European and American markets that the lactose in its goat milk infant formula comes from cows," the Blue Orca report said. "We believe that ...

What is holding Aussie robo advisers back?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... structures and fewer investment options could be holding Australian robo advisers back from reaching the scale their American counterparts have, according to new research from Rainmaker. Australia has six main companies offering robo advice (Absolute ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... impact-washing throughout his career. "There was one fund - and I won't name names - which had Exxon in it and British American Tobacco in it. It's difficult to understand how those companies could be in an impact fund by the traditional meaning ...

Suncorp named Bank of the Year

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... Year People's Choice Credit Union Non-Bank Investment Lender of the Year Freedom Lend Credit Card Issuer of the Year American Express Business Bank of the Year Suncorp Home Lender of the Year Greater Bank Insurer of the Year Budget Direct Margin ...

Vanguard American ETFs cross US$1 trillion

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
Vanguard's exchange-traded funds in the United States crossed US$1 trillion in total assets last month after dominating the inflows. Vanguard had eight funds in the top 10 for inflows on the day the issuer surpassed US$1 trillion, according to ETF.com. ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... might last well... until Trump gets re-elected. This is because the upward pressure on the US dollar gets stronger as the American economy strengthens. Investors will be buying the greenback to participate in the US economic boom. In addition, expectations ...

Asset manager eyes Australian market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
A Latin American asset manager has partnered with Brookvine as it tries to tap institutional and wholesale investors in Australia and New Zealand for its high yield fund. Moneda Asset Management is the largest dedicated investor in Latin American high ...

Smart beta now mainstream for instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... income (9%). Geographically, European asset owners were the most enthusiastic about smart beta (65% adoption) but North American investors are not far behind (60% adoption). Asia Pacific had the lowest adoption (53%) but it picked up from 35% last year. ...