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Chief economist update: It's not just the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Trade war and an escalation of it was what every other financial market report pointed to as ground zero for the renewed equity market slump. Most equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town have now turned red this year to date, one would ...

Chief economist update: Dot tales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
And so it has come to pass. The US Federal Reserve did what was widely expected of it - it raised the fed funds rate target by 25 basis points to 1.5%-1.75% following its 20-21 March FOMC meeting. One sentence in the FOMC statement provides the underlying ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Investment in Australia's top 20 stocks by the self-managed superannuation sector is growing as lower returns see investors turning their back on traditional SMSF portfolio darlings. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, SMSFs ...

ANZ considering IPO for subsidiary

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
ANZ is looking at an initial public offering for a New Zealand subsidiary, after an attempt to sell it to a Chinese buyer was blocked last year. The bank was set to sell UDC Finance to Chinese behemoth HNA Group for NZ$660 million when the NZ regulator ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
The sheer size of the China A-share equity market, along with China's shifting economic profile, will have a tremendous impact on emerging markets indices - the inclusion of the whole A-shares market will push China's weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Raised volatility on Wall Street, North Korea, American protectionism, stagnant wages growth and high household debt levels, rising electricity prices and still elevated property prices - and more recently, Barnaby Joyce - these are a few of (not my ...

AMP cuts fees for new wholesale fund suite

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
AMP is rolling out a range of new managed funds on the MyNorth, North, Summit, iAccess, PortfolioCare and WealthView platforms, delivering them at a lower cost than their underlying wholesale vehicles. The Advantage Funds range comprises 31 funds covering ...

WisdomTree expands to Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
WisdomTree has partnered with another exchange-traded product specialist in an attempt to expand globally, starting in Asia Pacific. The New York-based asset manager is collaborating with Premia Partners, an ETF and smart beta solutions provider based ...

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Investors should not be afraid to run against the pack in 2018, with recent history demonstrating that taking a contrarian view can pay off. That was a key takeaway from AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities - Asia, Mark Tinker, when ...

AMP considers "all alternatives" in life insurance portfolio review

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Following on from its comprehensive reinsurance program for its wealth protection business in 2017, AMP said it is considering "all alternatives" for its life insurance portfolio and is in discussions with "a number of interested parties." The wealth ...