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Liberal win stuns, ASX rallies: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
While the Liberal Party's win came as a surprise to the majority of our readership, stock market investors on the other hand were buoyant with the result, Financial Standard 's latest spot poll shows. About 63% of participants said the Morrison ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
"It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma..." Sir Winston Leonard Churchill may be describing Russia's intentions and interests when he made this now famous quote back in 1939 (before he became UK Prime Minister 1940-1945) but Churchill's ...

Compulsory super detrimental: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... superannuation is detrimental to many people and a voluntary super system would provide greater benefit, according to new research. The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) believes voluntary super would be superior to the current compulsory system which ...

Industry funds temper inflows post-Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... on a quarter-on-quarter basis, on a year-on-year basis retail funds were affected," Rainmaker head of superannuation research Jason Ross said. What's interesting is that the AustralianSuper MySuper book grew from $100.8 billion to only $103 billion ...

Active managers overcharge: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... 35 and 65bps as a significant chunk of their returns can be attributed to factors instead of skill, according to new research by VanEck. This may come as a surprise for investors and financial advisers used to shelling out 111bps on average for an actively-managed ...

Big four satisfaction on road to recovery

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... Australia's largest banks is starting to recover from the beating it received during the Royal Commission. According to the research house, both the satisfaction and net promoter score (NPS) levels of the big four banks have begun to trend upwards in ...

Boutique fund manager rebrands

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... highlights that our successful process and team can implement both long only and long/short strategies from the same research set," he explained. The fund typically maintains a 150% long securities exposure funded by short selling 50% of the securiti ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
"The heat is on, the heat is on, the heat is on Oh it's on the street, the heat is on..." - Glenn Frey Oh yes, Virginia, the Reserve Bank better deliver a cut in interest rates when its board meets next week (June 4) or there'll be a lot of ...

Super gets an insider in ministry reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... banker at NAB, after originally joining the bank in 1995 in sales and marketing, before a two year stint as an investment research manager. Former Assistant to the Minister for Treasury and Finance Sector Senator Zed Seselja will remain partially responsible ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
As if the world hasn't had enough of the overhanging pall engendered by lingering trade tensions, US President Trump is about to raise the stakes and expand the scope to currency manipulators. This I learned from The New York Times (NYT) on May ...