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Coin flipping better than macro forecasts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... far from flipping a coin, according to Prime Value Asset Management portfolio manager ST Wong. Pointing to the Brexit surprise and Donald Trump's election, Wong said: "You may have more luck predicting the weather." Relying on these forecasts can often ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... policy meeting. Most analysts expected the RBI to cut interest rates - coming as it would have immediately after October's surprise 25 basis point reduction - in order to alleviate the "cash crisis" that was prompted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ...

Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... opportunities. Bravura Solutions, which provides Mercer with its administration software, said the Pillar purchase came as no surprise and the firms' long-standing relationship will continue. A Bravura spokesperson said Mercer recently transformed its ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Japan GDP Preliminary estimates of Japan's third quarter economy provided a positive surprise. Japanese real GDP growth accelerated to a quarterly rate of 0.5% in the three months to September from 0.2% in the June quarter and more than double market ...

Advisers unsure on super contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Adviser queries around non-concessional super contributions have doubled in the last month, according to BT Advice Technical's September quarter round-up. The report shows the questions most commonly asked by advisers over the quarter were in regards ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... this confirms my assertion that what PM Li likes PM Li gets. With only one quarter to go for a full-year, China will (surprise surprise) achieve its 2016 growth target of 6.5% - 7.0%. The third quarter National Accounts scorecard came along with other ...

EAM Investors wins first Australian mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
Pacific Current Group's specialist global small and micro-cap boutique manager, EAM Investors, has won its first Australian institutional mandate. IOOF Investments has added the fund manager's Emerging Markets Small Cap Strategy to its IOOF MultiMix ...

Well-known stockbroker launches own SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
A well-known stockbroker has introduced two managed accounts strategies aimed at retail investors and advisers. Owner and author of daily stockmarket newsletter Marcus Today, Marcus Padley has introduced two SMAs, partly to service the clients of Marcus ...

Parametric keeps value factors in check

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Global asset manager and tax efficiency specialist Parametric is pitching to Australian superannuation funds with a factor-based investment strategy for global equities that targets the value factor. Parametric chief investment officer Paul Bouchey ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... reductions in mortgage rates; a Commonwealth Budget; a Federal election; and some major developments offshore such as the surprise UK referendum result ('Brexit') and the build -up leading into November's US election". However, the details of the report ...