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Vanguard Australian Shares leads monthly ETF inflows

JOHN DYALL  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... (S&P/ASX200) returned -0.7% while international equities (the MSCI All Countries ex-Australia unhedged) returned 27% in Australian dollar terms. Taking these effects into account, the allocation to Australian equities has fallen from 51% at the end of ...

iShares to launch global fixed income ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
BlackRock's iShares will launch three global fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs) in Australia by the end of the year. The ETFs will all be hedged to Australian dollars and will give investors access to a range of global fixed income options, including ...

Super funds predict Aussie dollar fall

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... NAB executive general manager fixed income, currencies and commodities, Drew Bradford, said the decline in the Australian dollar had brought about a renewed emphasis on adaptability and flexibility across super funds. Key findings from the 2015 NAB FX ...

Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... Chinese economy and rising unemployment but, according to Moffitt, there are good reasons to be optimistic. The Australian dollar's 30% fall against the US dollar since 2013, coupled with a 100 basis point drop in the cash rate in same period, have made ...

Super fund returns fall again in September

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
The SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper Index fell again during September with the 12 month rolling performance sliding during the month from 6.5% to 6.0% by month's end. This drop in rolling annual returns was on the back of the 3.0% fall ...

Banks face wealth management challenges

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
The big four banks' wealth businesses benefitted from a lower Australian dollar and a strong performance in investment markets for most of the year but generating acceptable return on equity (ROE) remains a challenge. Presenting EY's analysis of Australian ...

Macquarie set to pay $14m to advice clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... well as the favourable impact of foreign exchange movements." The group estimates that a 10% movement in the Australian dollar will have approximately a 7% positive impact on the full year profit.

Global strategy drives BTIM results

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... million, compared to $121.8 million in 2014. "Net inflows of $5.7 billion, investment outperformance and a lower Australian dollar all contributed to an increase in funds under management (FUM) of $12 billion to $78.4 billion, as at 30 September 2015," ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... benefit Australia. "Once the Fed does start lifting interest rates we could see some renewed weakness in the Australian dollar below $US0.70," she says, and explains that this will continue to support growth in those sectors of the Australian economy ...

WBC rate lift pressures RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... reporting slowing growth and one contracting - point to longer patience on lift-off. The upward pressure on the Australian dollar - which has already begun - would continue to mount sans an RBA counter-policy move, i.e, a rate cut. The A$ dropped below ...