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C is the key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... the US economy's growth momentum is strengthening for its consumers are spending. In Economics 101, we were taught that gross domestic product (GDP) - the value of final goods and services produced in a country at a given time - is derived by the summation ...

Perennial makes two senior equities appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... Australian equities, increasing its allocation to small cap stocks, defined as being below the ASX 100, from 20% to 30% of the gross value of the portfolio. Read about it here.

Perennial LIC extends investment mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... Equities (WDE) can now up its allocation to small cap stocks, defined as being below the ASX 100, from 20% to 30% of the gross value of the portfolio. WDE chair Alan Schoenheimer explained: "Over the past year, the manager has increased the portfolio ...

RG97 effects inconsistent: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... example, a property investment option with a net return of 7% and an investment fee of 70 basis points would have an implied gross return of 7.7% - under the new fee disclosures it would still have a net return of 7%. But with fees increasing to 110 ...

Advice industry compensation bill hits $37m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... the period. The life insurance industry remains highly concentrated, with the top five life insurers accounting for 81% of gross industry assets, APRA said. There are seven large diversified insurers, four insurance risk specialists, 11 small or niche ...

Vanguard aims to defuse the active debate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... passive. If they do, then the decision to allocate to an appropriate active-passive mix can be further broken down into gross alpha expectations, the cost of the selected active manager, the level of active risk and an investor's risk tolerance. "We ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... manufacturing and services sectors surveyed by the Reserve Bank weakened in Q2 of 2017-18." These prompted the RBI to lower its gross value added (GVA) 2017/18 growth projection to 6.7% from 7.3% predicted in August. Indian GDP slowed to 5.7% in the ...

NZ Super Fund invests in Aussie farm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics highlights opportunities for institutional investors; during 2015-16, the gross value of Australian agriculture increased by 6% to $56 billion. NZ Super has NZ$35.7 billion in assets under management.

Lack of expertise driving down competition: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... The situation was broadly similar in the life insurance industry, where the five largest insurers account for over 80% of gross industry assets as at June 2017. "This level of concentration has been relatively stable despite a gradual reduction in the ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... economy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) 'Household Income Account' report showed that the annual growth rate in gross disposable income slowed from 2.1% in the March quarter to a near eight-year low of 2% in the June quarter. The drag on consumer ...