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The tools to capture quality

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... ticking one of the five boxes does not necessarily preclude an idea from making it into his portfolio. "There is plenty of research out there to demonstrate that those companies that have (ESG) policies, that do it well, outperform those that don't," ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
What better to focus the minds of the Australian Prime Minister and Federal Treasurer than a general election coming to a theatre near us - no later than May next year. This time is not different. The government of the day is going out here, there and ...

Blue Sky chair steps down amid business restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... as to "rebuild market confidence." Shand presided over Blue Sky during a difficult period, where US hedge fund Glaucus Research published a scathing opinion piece explaining why it was shorting the company. Following that, Blue Sky revised its fee-earning ...

Perpetual director joins ING board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... also head of marketing and product at Australian Wealth Management, marketing manager at Citibank Australia, head of research services at Colonial Bank and market research manager at Rothschild. In other Perpetual news, Perpetual Trustee Company recently ...

InvestSMART to launch active ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... strongly performing portfolio in a simple and cost-effective way," he said. The fund will be managed by InvestSMART head of research James Carlisle and deputy head of research Guarav Sodhi. Active ETFs are becoming an increasingly attractive prospect ...

Chief economist update: Crying for Argentina

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... target. Ahh, the times have quickly gone a changin' for Argentina. Less than three months ago, Caiman Valores, a contrarian research analyst, published an article on Seeking Alpha titled, 'Now is the time to double down on Argentina', arguing that: Argentina's ...

Govt reforms can tackle super gender gap: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
In the lead up to this year's Federal budget, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is calling on the Government to take action on a worrying statistic that 80% of women won't have enough money upon retirement. ASFA is using its new white ...

Chief economist update: Talking trade tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
After the US-China "my tariffs are broader and bigger than yours" tit-for-tat, it's time for talks to bargain, hassle, negotiate and compromise. It's been nearly a month since America and China have exchanged tariff threats amounting to US$50 billion ...

Super fund launches renewable energy investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... trading, the electrification of transport and autonomous driving technologies." The new product was launched in light of research Future Super conducted with the UTS Institute of Sustainable Futures (ISF) and 350.org. The study found the superannuation ...

Corporate bond demand strengthens: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
Momentum in the local corporate bond market is strengthening as investors start to shift from a deeply-rooted property and equities investment culture to defensive assets that preserve capital and generate a reliable income stream. This is according ...