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Data says not yet but what would Janet say?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... US Census Bureau's statement that, "The so-called control group of sales - excluding automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services - were flat after a downwardly revised 0.2 percent increase in January". Similarly, the latest update on ...

Healthcare needs flagged as investment opportunity

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... growing quite well. Part of it is replacing imports and seeing strong export growth." She added medical items and building materials were all contributing to manufacturing too, while automotive and metals industries were suffering.

Core holdings will be lacklustre in 2016: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... bring the greater potential for earnings going forward, Anderson said. Turning to Australia, Anderson said energy and materials are still a little expensive despite recent sell-offs. Overall investors should expect mid-low single digit returns. The investment ...

Most global equities managers outperformed in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... most profitable sectors were the consumer, information technology, and healthcare sectors relative to the energy and materials sectors. Nguyen commented that "while the long-term analysis shows value outperforms growth, in recent times we have witnessed ...

SMSFs ramp up trading in turbulent markets

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... equities investor. Bank holdings are the most popular equities, making up more than 30% of SMSF holdings, followed by materials (10%), telecommunications services (7.3%), diversified financials (5.8%) and food and consumer staples (5.7%).

Steady funds thrive in low growth world

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... power in their sector and that can grow their revenue "in good and in bad years." It avoids banks, utilities, energy, materials and telcos, while favouring large consumer staples, software, consumer discretionary, industrials and healthcare and pharmaceutical ...

Long-term investment under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... of these ideas were raised in Warren's recent paper for the Future Fund. Warren said more than 20 years ago building materials and media were considered the best stocks whereas banks were considered a boring long-term investment. "Long-term is a long ...

ASIC warns super trustees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... disclosure and advertising material, "and an absence of effective controls over the authorisation and review of promotional materials and disclosure documents." ASIC has also found deficiencies in compliance and governance frameworks including inadequate ...

Blue Sky adds maths software company

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... suite of products and expand its sales force. Blue Sky said the kindergarten to fifth grade school maths instructional materials market in the US alone is worth US$1.3 billion in revenue per annum. In the last two years, ORIGO has won several large ...

Investec fund acquires Brisbane property

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... 100% leased until December 2021 to Coil Steels which is part of the Kanji Group, an established family-run building materials business that owns several successful subsidiaries across Australia. The initial passing yield on acquisition is 7.80% pre-transaction ...

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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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