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AustralianSuper awards residential property mandates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... long-term strategy." "What these mandates are about is identifying long-dated projects. It's not about short-term house price dynamics but rather the opportunity to deploy capital based on the sector's long term profile." Daryl Browning, chief executive ...

Third arrow, broken arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... consumer spending and business investment sent the country into a recession and back into deflation. Today's economic dynamics - before and after the consumption tax was raised from 5% to 8% -- are playing out almost as they did back in 1997. Retail ...

Russell Investments set for London Stock Exchange sale

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... management business is a strong strategic fit with FTSE. With this acquisition we are strongly positioned for the changing dynamics in the global indices market with a best in class offering, which we believe will help deliver outstanding returns for ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... that China is not a democracy - and so, its economy does not function according to classical or neo-classical economic dynamics - but a command economy - the politburo commands, the economy asked "do you want fries with that?" About this time last month ...

Investors return to active global equities managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... the scope of skilled active managers to outperform. One of these changes is that macro factors and risk-on, risk-off dynamics are playing less of a role in share markets as shown by how the VIX has only averaged 14.3% since the start of 2013 compared ...

Family office model attractive to feuding families

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... banks, private client groups, trust departments, and the wealth management arms of banks and broker-dealers." The family dynamics are the greatest risk to the success of the family office and for preserving wealth for future generations. The family values ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... implementation of yet another consumption tax hike - to reduce the deficit and the debt -- has changed the country's dynamics... towards the negative - increased deficit and debt. The same way it did back in 1997. The government budget deficit went from ...

WaveStone launches local long-only equity fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... appropriate stocks to identify businesses which exhibit a sustainable competitive advantage, operate in favourable industry dynamics, and have potential to deliver above market earnings growth. "We differentiate ourselves by adopting a resolute commitment ...

Praemium upgrades CRM planning software

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
Praemium has upgraded its WealthCraft CRM and financial planning software to the cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform. The new user-friendly interface allows users to perform their usual business and financial planning tasks in one place. The ...

Less than 15% meet ASFA standard of retirement savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... included. Researchers found that only 53% of couples and 22% of singles surveyed by the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey are on track to have a comfortable level of retirement income as set by the ASFA Retirement Standard. ...