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Douglass makes case for Magellan turnaround

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... concentrated portfolio of stocks - even if, as was the case last year, performance is affected by the fact that the fund "looks nothing like the MSCI World Index." Discussing performance over the past 10 years - the fund achieved 6% over the MSCI World ...

ETFs set to continue dominance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... afforded by ETFs have made them inherently more trusted within the advice community. "ETFs are not a magic bullet. They are nothing special, they are just a means to an end. But, where they help you in your practices is that they have a degree of transparency ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... NAB chief economist, Alan Oster, contained in the just-released NAB monthly business survey for June. I concur that it's nothing but a pleasant surprise. How could one not be? The latest NAB survey showed that business conditions surged from +11 in May ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... When they start normalising policy, chances are central banks will follow the Fed's lead - a gradual and gentle process. Nothing spooky about that. Even the VIX index - the fear gauge - thinks so. It went up to a reading of 11.44 last night from 10.03 ...

Vale John O'Connell

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... international investments from across the funds management industry. "[O'Connell] was always at the cutting edge of new ideas, and nothing demonstrated this more than his decision to establish Owners Advisory to make professional grade, automated investment ...

The changing face of underwriting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... advisers when dealing with insurers. When we interview clients today we're doing it over the phone, but there would be nothing preventing us from using Skype or Facetime to cut down the time," Dent said. Similarly, Lacheur endorses underwriters dealing ...

Advisers preparing ahead of professional standards: Spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... "all of the above" including a review of industry code compliance. The remaining 40% of participants said they are doing nothing, and it may indicate a portion of advisers feel they will adequately meet the professional standards. Today we ask: 'Do you ...

US labour market covfefe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
America's non-farm payrolls report is called "The Mother of All Economic Reports" for nothing - it moves the US financial markets (and by extension, the global ones) up or down depending on the indications it presents when it's released. The US employment ...

Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... agreements where the United States pays the costs and bears the burdens while other countries get the benefit and pay nothing." Trump said the US was already the leader in curbing carbon dioxide emissions and that the Paris Agreement was costing the ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... that single currency, the euro. The Australian dollar could fall some more but as long as the decline is orderly, there's nothing wrong with that. Instead, it should be cheered.