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Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
Australians all, let us rejoice! Our economy is in pole position. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed the economy expanded by 3.1% in the year to the March quarter, accelerating from the 2.4% in the previous ...

VFMC welcomes former Australia Post Super executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The head of investments at Australia Post Superannuation Scheme has joined Victoria Funds Management Corporation. VFMC confirmed Ezinne Udeh Martinez commenced as a portfolio strategist at the public sector fund manager this week. Martinez joined Australia ...

Life insurer early intervention a win: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
New research strongly backs the economic and health benefits of allowing life insurers to provide intervention and rehabilitation treatment for thousands of Australians each year. The study, conducted by the Financial Services Council with the help ...

BAT stocks worse than FANGs: SSGA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent, the emerging-market equivalents of FANG stocks are even more expensive, higher risk and lower quality than their US counterparts, according to State Street Global Advisors. A May strategy highlights note written by SSGA chief ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to an RBA cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint when it kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.5% following its June 5 board meeting. Except for a few tweaks in the wordings here and there, RBA Governor Philip Lowe's statement ...

Netwealth boosts class action involvement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
In its latest round of platform enhancements, Netwealth has added the ability for investors to participate in class actions. As of this month, Netwealth has made available information on open class actions within the platform's Corporate Actions ...

BetaShares launches fixed-rate corporate bond ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
Australia's fourth largest exchange traded product manager has listed a new ETF that will invest in up to 35 fixed-rate corporate bonds. BetaShares has launched CRED, an ETF that will invest in investment grade securities denominated in Aussie dollars ...

Praemium signs wealth management heavyweight

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
A wealth manager with about $27 billion in assets under management has signed on to use Praemium's managed accounts services. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Australia and its about 115 financial advisers will use Praemium's separately managed ...

Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
We are one and we are many, and all of us don't expect any movement from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) when it meets at 2.30pm today for its monthly monetary policy deliberations. Yes Virginia, RBA Governor Philip Lowe has already gone on ...

Chapmans passes on blockchain investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
An ASX-listed diversified investment company has passed up the final opportunity to invest in a US-based blockchain securities trading platform where it had contractual rights to invest up to about $5.3 million (USD 4 million). In February, Chapmans ...