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Don't time equity returns with interest rates: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
New research dispelling the positive correlation between interest rates and equity returns warns investors not to base investment strategies on this myth. The research analysed the relationship between the official cash rate, government bond yields ...

Chief economist update: Three minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
Three out of three central banks kept monetary settings unchanged at their most recent meetings - what's more important is where the central banks think we are and where they plan to take us. The minutes of the meetings of the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Blockchain saving mutual funds US$2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... to blockchain infrastructure can save the mutual funds industry US$2.6 billion in back office costs, latest Calastone research shows. The study, which surveyed 234 global mutual funds, measured the economic impact of blockchain and automation. Improved ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Raised volatility on Wall Street, North Korea, American protectionism, stagnant wages growth and high household debt levels, rising electricity prices and still elevated property prices - and more recently, Barnaby Joyce - these are a few of (not my ...

Industry fund CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... three years based in London from 2007 to 2009. At Mercer he had responsibilities spanning client advice, management and research. Catholic Super has started the recruiting process for a new chief investment officer and anticipates filling the position ...

Small cap boutique appoints investments GM from Perennial

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... Credit Suisse Asset Management, a financial products manager at NRMA Financial Services and director of the strategy and research team at Macquarie. He has also held roles at National Benefits Consulting Group, AM Corporation and Capita Financial Group. ...

Chief economist update: The real growth in wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
It's certainly welcomed but nothing to write home about. I speak about the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Wage Price Index (WPI) report that revealed growth in total wages accelerated to 2.1% in the December quarter from 2% in the previous quarter. ...

Financial Standard launches Good Investment Guide, Investment Leadership Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... Investment Awards (see list of winners and finalists below). The guide was authored by Alex Dunnin, executive director of research and compliance, and John Dyall, head of investment research, at Rainmaker Group, owner of Financial Standard. Speaking ...

Employers of choice work to close super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... 2018, with its policy of paying employees superannuation on unpaid parental leave for up to 24 months highlighted. "With research showing men's superannuation balances at retirement are, on average, twice as large as women's, organisations developing ...

IOOF corporate development GM joins Australian Ethical

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... IOOF, Orr was director finance, India and Asia-Pacific at S&P, chief operating officer at Ibbotson associates, head of research at Morningstar and senior audit manager superannuation with Ernst & Young. She is also currently a director at Ord Minnett ...