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Young Aussies driving sharemarket

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... investors largely comprised of the big four, Telstra, A2 Milk Company, Vanguard Australian Share Index ETF and Evolution Mining. Meanwhile, Baby Boomers and Gen X investors largely opted for the big four, Woolworths, Telstra, CSL and Macquarie. The research ...

Treasurer backs APRA's CBA probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... we're not there yet. "While company profits grew at 40% through the year to March 2017, it was largely a commodities story. Mining sector profits contributed 27 percentage points - that is three quarters - of that growth by itself, buoyed by a temporary ...

Investment purpose critical to advice: Nikko AM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... altering its commitment to SRI - a move whereby the university reinvested a portion of its $320 million investment fund in mining companies. Under the new policy, the universities external fund manager is only required to exclude companies that derive ...

Global asset manager acquires stake in Aussie driller

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... Australian drilling landscape, from which they highlighted a need for greater investment in the sector. "Throughout the recent mining downturn, there has been significant underinvestment in the capacity of the Australian drilling services industry due ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... specifically about Australia, Fels noted that it's in a different situation to other G10 economies. "While the headwinds for the mining sector are easing, we're now facing a down cycle in housing, which suggests that the RBA is unlikely to raise rates ...

Advisers boost ethical investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... particularly in their superannuation funds," Pinnell said. "We are finding that investors wish to avoid the financial risks in the mining sector as well." It has 27 members nationwide that includes: Fiducian Financial Services, DJ Carmichael, Novo Wealth ...

Promotions for CFSGAM global resources team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... over as leader in 2010. Prior to this, she worked at Equitilink as a fund manager and was an analyst with London-based mining broker T Hoare & Co. Sydney-based Warren will assume the role next month and will be the lead portfolio manager of the Australian-domiciled ...

Tech industry opens niche markets for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... non-tech sectors. On the other side of the equation, financial advisers should review their financial plans for clients in the mining, printing, agriculture, construction and healthcare industries. According to the report, the first wave of digital disruption ...

Investors torn over ESG capabilities

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... which its domestic equities investments are managed. While the university committed to divesting from several resource and mining companies in 2014, in October 2015 the ANU Council approved the appointment of an external portfolio manager to manage its ...

Fund managers on fixed income recruitment drive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... research and portfolio construction; and Dominik Dumaine was confirmed as senior credit analyst covering energy, metals, mining and Australian infrastructure. AMP Capital global chief investment officer, fixed income Simon Warner commented: "The AMP ...