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Uncertain environment fuelling risky investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
The prospect of a Donald Trump victory and the continuance of historically low interest rates by the RBA are placing increased pressure on self-funded retirees and increasing opportunity risk, says Australian Unity. Head of Australian Unity David Bryant ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... last year), much less become the Republican's nominee? Brexit happened! Cameron's government won outright majority! And Donald is just two days away from becoming President Trump (maybe?). Remember Murphy's Law - if anything could go wrong, it will. ...

Trump and Brexit comes back to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... Hillary presidency or as 'zerohedge.com' puts it, "It'll be Obama cronyism on steroids". I cannot explain what happens if Donald becomes president, I simply don't know... no one knows for sure. But what we do know now is that there's going to be more ...

Raising rates on soybeans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... investors' ears sent the S&P 500 index down - 0.3% on the day and 0.7% for the week? A case of good news is bad news? The Donald handed a Trump card by the FBI's fresh probe on Hillary's "emailgate" so very, very close to the Presidential elections? ...

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank is seeing an increase in global pension funds and central banks attending its events and seeking expertise to better understand the Australian bond market. Addressing the bank's ninth Annual Global Markets Conference in Sydney ...

Buffett fires back at Trump tax claims

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has hit back at Donald Trump's criticism of his tax affairs in the latest presidential debate by publishing tax returns showing he's never used the tax deduction exploited by the Republican nominee. During the debate ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... some modest fiscal easing in the United States next year, though this is dependent on the outcome of the election, with Donald Trump proposing a much more significant fiscal loosening than Hilary Clinton. "The situation will continue to muddle along ...

ASIC bans Deutsche Bank trader

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
ASIC permanently banned a former Deutsche Bank FX options and futures trader from providing financial services. Andrew Donaldson of Sydney was banned following an ASIC investigation into Donaldson's conduct in 2013 and 2014, where he entered false entries ...

Maple-Brown Abbott fund gets ratings tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... to both the currency hedged and unhedged versions of the GLI Fund. Ironbark Asset Management head of distribution, Alex Donald, said this response is testament to the calibre of the investment team and their proven track record of investing across a ...

Australian elections just gave uncertainty a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also of western political civilization in its entirety." -Donald Tusk, President of the European Council I thought he went over the top and got carried away when I read Monsieur Tusk's ...