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Tax strategies boost retirement savings: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... retirement savings by more than $200,000 from accumulation to retirement phase, according to Parametric. The firm's latest research debunks the myth that trying to achieve tax efficiency within a super fund's equity portfolio is 'chasing fool's gold'. ...

Chief economist update: Wagering on wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Australians, all, will find out if overall wages in the domestic economy has run faster, slower or continue to mark time when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its Wage Price Index report for the December 2017 quarter today. Consensus ...

Russell revamps ESG scoring system

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... differentiate between companies in a more precise way than a traditional ESG score," Russell director, equity strategy and research Scott Bennett said. "We can now distinguish those companies which score highly on ESG issues that are financially material ...

L1 Capital prepares for LIC IPO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... outperformed the ASX200 in every market sell-off since inception. "L1's impressive strategy encompasses deep underlying research and a focus on value for investors, which is evident in its track record to date. NAB is delighted to be able to help bring ...

Chief economist update: The dog ate my growth target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Doggone! The latest batch of money and credit data out of China would have anyone think that President Xi and Premier Li's promise to reduce financial risks by cracking down on debt, excessive leverage, risky loans (through shadow banking) has gone ...

Premium China creates chief executive role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... increase," Wu said. Premium China said Harding-Davis' appointment will enhance its capability to assist advisers and the research community with portfolio rebalancing, given Australian investors' low allocation to Asian equities and fixed income markets. ...

Industry fund revamps executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... product manager to head of product to more clearly define the function of his role and align its activities with market research, analytics, and member experience. Plain commenced with Equip in 2007 as a business transition manager, prior to which he ...

Lennox launches micro-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
Fidante-aligned Australian equities boutique Lennox Capital Partners is launching a new micro-cap fund. The Lennox Australian Microcap Fund will hold between 20 and 40 Australian and New Zealand companies and aims to outperform the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
Wall Street recovered just as quickly as it corrected - selling and then buying on rising inflation expectations. The S&P 500 index closed 4.3% up at the close of the trading week ending 16 February, partly reversing the previous week's 5.2% loss but ...

Institutions suffer financial adviser drain

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... licensee in 2016-17 - and 56% of these either stayed in or migrated to non-institutional options, according to Rainmaker research. Another third of those 2100 advisers migrated to institutional licensees, but given that the majority were moving in the ...