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Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... monthly Investor Intentions Index forecast the Aussie share market will grow 0.3% in the next 12 months. Investment Trends research director Recep Peker said the December quarter of 2018 was the most bearish quarter since the GFC, with the average investor ...

Chief economist update: Another year over, a new one begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
Happy New Year! I wish you one, although undoubtedly you've all been wished the same thing many times over from the lead up to Christmas and some are still coming in seven days into 2019... better late than never. You, I and Irene certainly need ...

Ausbil ESG strategy advances

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019
Ausbil's in-house ESG research team has matured to the point where it's leading investment strategy creation and attracting a wider international audience. The asset manager's call to develop its own ESG team and not buy research "off the shelf" means ...

Super funds edge towards a flat 2018

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 DEC 2018
... MySuper/Default index, which fell 3.2% in October and lost all its gains since January 2018. Rainmaker Information, the research house behind SelectingSuper, noted October's fall might not be a significant event on the surface, but if markets don't ...

Super funds wield bank remuneration stick

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
The first strikes against executive remuneration at ANZ, NAB and Westpac recently show Australia's superannuation funds are cutting through when it comes to shareholder voting prowess. NAB recorded the highest ever vote (88%) against a remuneration ...

CFS study finds managed accounts improve advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... said their administration within the business had reduced; 73% said they benefited from improved client engagement. The research also found benefits on the investment side: 73% reported improved client investment outcomes while 70% said they had benefitted ...

Frontier Advisors builds investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
Frontier has hired a senior consultant for its equities research team as it recruits for key senior roles across the business. James Gunn will start in the senior consultant role on January 7, working closely with Frontier's head of equities research ...

Chief economist update: Fed fail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
We might just be heading to witness once again the truth about the old adage on Wall Street that "a bull market doesn't die of old age, the Fed murders it." As expected, the US Federal Reserve raised the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%-2.5% ...

UBS signs on Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... client list by this time next year. Members in DIO at these super funds have access to a tailored version of equities research notes from UBS' analysts, and markets data (such as securities pricing) and industry news from Morningstar. Morningstar will ...

Asset manager appoints CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... the top investment role at Boston-based MFS Investment Management, 13 years after he joined the company as an equity research analyst. Come January 1, he will succeed MFS's Michael Roberge who will continue as MFS' chief executive. "Ted brings ...