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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
Australia business confidence Brexit and the close 2 July Australian Federal elections dented Australian business sentiment as could be expected, but only just. The National Australia Bank (NAB) business confidence index eased to a reading of plus 4 ...

Transparency key for sophisticated investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
The evolution of the sophisticated investor certificate from paper to online is an important step in de-risking the sophisticated investment process, according to Sophisticated Access managing director, Peta Tilse. Sophisticated Access is the home of ...

Advisers can seek AMP for insurance support

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
On the back of AMP overhauling its strategy around life insurance claims, financial advisers can now tap in to a "one-stop" website offering tools and support for all aspects of life insurance advice. AMP head of retail insurance, Greg Johnson, said ...

Instos demanding ESG metrics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Institutional investors are calling for metrics to analyse companies' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices in the belief that these can correlate with positive financial performance. Michele Giuditta, associate director at global analytics ...

Greencape wins top Zenith rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
Boutique Australian equities fund manager Greencape Capital has received two 'Highly Recommended' ratings from researcher Zenith. The Greencape Wholesale High Conviction Fund and the Greencape Wholesale Broadcap Fund were upgraded from Recommended to ...

AMP Capital details China fund wind-up strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
AMP Capital Funds Management chair Adam Tindall has explained its wind-up strategy for the China Growth Fund (AGF) in an ASX statement. Reiterating that the fund will be wound up "as quickly and as efficiently as we can," Tindall added that the proposed ...

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
Some of the world's major central banks have already started the race even before the opening ceremony of "Rio 2016" on the 3rd of August. Perhaps it was much too early but the European Central Bank (ECB) opted not to start running when at its governing ...

ABA denies precedent for matching RBA cash rates

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
The Australian Bankers' Association has rejected calls from Parliament to justify its interest rate pricing based on the Reserve Bank's cash rate. Following the RBA cutting the cash rate to 1.75%, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told media that "the ...

Wilson submits request to shut down Aurora fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Wilson Asset Management has submitted a request for an extraordinary general meeting to wind up an Aurora Funds Management fund. Aurora is the responsible entity for the HHY Fund, which is designed to give investors exposure to loans and hybrid securities ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Another stimulus package for Japan Japan has announced a stimulus package containing a raft of infrastructure and welfare measures in yet another attempt to jolt the nation's economy back to life. The package, headlined at A$350 billion if you include ...