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Rainmaker hires former CIFR chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... research director at Capital Markets CRC and previous academic appointments include roles at UNSW Business School, the University of Technology, Sydney, and the University of Texas at Austin. He has also served as a visiting scholar at the Investment ...

Scale advantage in SMSF performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... $200,000 or more perform better than those with smaller balances. According to new research from SuperConcepts and the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services, large SMSFs perform better because they are more diversified ...

Consumer-powered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... rate to 5.4% from 5.6% in November. This suggests increasing consumer optimism - one confirmed by the rise in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index to a 13-year high of 98.5 in January. Inflation remains contained. The headline PCE price ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... highest level in 12 years (105.8 in December). A fact - yes, not the "alternative" one - that's apparent in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey. The index soared to a 13-year high reading of 98.5 in January. The butcher, the baker and ...

QSuper commits to ESG, creates new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... long-term ESG policy. With PhDs in environmental policy and legal framework for sustainable investment from the University of Oxford, Molinari has a strong track record working in the sector. Prior to her role with the Queensland Government, Molinari ...

Every American's turning optimist

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... level since February 2007. The IBD/TIPP economic optimism survey came on the heels of similar indications from the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index (up to 98.4 in December - the highest since November 2004 - from 93.8 in November) and ...

Equities on the nose in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... political uncertainty. The Equity Preference Index, maintained by Colonial First State Global Asset Management and the University of Western Australia, fell by 29% in the first half of 2016. It continues a downward trend in equity sentiment with the ...

The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... projections. This and the wealth effect created by the rallying stockmarket are making US consumers feel oh so good. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index jumped to 98.0 in December - 0.1 shy of the current cycle high of 98.1 recorded in ...

Advice experiences can help educate non-advised

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... opportunity to share these experiences and help educate Australians. A new university study led by researchers from the University of Adelaide, University of Technology Sydney and University of Western Australia found that through sharing client experiences ...

Finsia scholarship winner named

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... award valued at $16,500 to assist her to complete the Business Essentials for Executives at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 2017. In her role at Ashurst, Cassidy has advised on a number of market-leading transactions and complex disputes ...