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Digital engagement boosts investing demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... online brokers such as SelfWealth and Stake are gaining traction with online investors, especially the younger generation, research director Recep Peker said. "These new challengers make effective use of online media channels to raise their brand profile ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore up or iron ore down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
Iron ore prices are going to go up. Iron ore prices are headed lower. Iron ore prices will go up and then head down. These are the different forecast permutations on the outlook for iron ore. Here's a quick sampling of the Australian Financial Review's ...

Slow but steady: SMSF growth continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
The flow of retirement savings from superannuation funds to the self-managed sector continues. But is the river drying up? Rainmaker analysis of APRA data shows total net flows between APRA-regulated super funds and self-managed super funds has steadily ...

Bond fund launches to local investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... DiCenso, Tom Fahey and Kevin Kearns, all based in Boston. Kearns commented: "Our investment process is fundamentally research-driven, but it is also tactically opportunistic in that we move quickly to capture credit risk premiums around the world in ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
It may have "started with a kiss" for British soul band "Hot Chocolate", but several years from now, when we look back at what I foresee as the re-starting of the engines of global growth, we'll all know that this started with the Powell pause. ...

Financial concerns drive women to online investing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... of women investing online has almost doubled in the last five years. On International Women's Day, Investment Trends research that shows about 150,000 women are using online investment tools to build their wealth and move towards financial independence. ...

Women-led super funds continue to shine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... extra 11% or $55,000 to the average working member's retirement savings over time, Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said. The figures are a clear reminder of why board and management diversity matters, he said. "It highlights ...

Influential women in private equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... Prior to this she spent 14 years with MLC's private equity team. Gregory is a CFA charterholder and has worked in research and investment roles in a career spanning two decades. Jenny Newmarch, portfolio manager, First State Super Jenny Newmarch ...

Working women more likely to experience mental illness

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
Working women in Australia are up against it when it comes to mental health, research shows. Latest insights from SuperFriend show working women are much more likely to experience a mental health condition in their lifetime than their male counterparts. ...

Chief economist update: European Central Bank policy U-turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
"The fact that the climate has become more uncertain doesn't mean one has to stay put - you do what you think is right... In a dark room you move with tiny steps. You don't run, but you do move, said European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario ...