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Financial services employees want digital strategy input: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... leaders keep them out of the loop when it comes to digital strategies; only 63% of first-line employees felt well informed versus 78% of managers. Employees are seeking to actively participate in greater digital transformation engagement with managers ...

Setting the active record straight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, Hobson cited the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard as one that can be misinterpreted. She said the scorecard, which measures the performance of ...

China slows to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... January-July 2017 period and it is lower than the expected 8.2% gain. Industrial production rose by 6% in the year to August versus 6.4% in the previous month and expectations for an increase of 6.6%. Retail sales slowed to 10.1% in the 12 months to ...

Revisiting the active versus passive cage fight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
The ongoing "cage fight" between active and index managers has a tendency to overshadow some essential tenets of portfolio construction, according to Vanguard investment specialist Mary McLaughlin. McLaughlin spoke at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Currency trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... expect [sic] to be lower by half to 1% in around two years' time." And you betcha the Australian dollar surged - up by 11.4% versus the US dollar this year to date and 5.2% on the trade weighted index. And it is "not associated with higher commodity ...

Euro strength is a source of weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... exchange rate." And in the Q&A, when asked if Draghi thinks the euro is a problem at its current level (the euro is up 14.3% versus the greenback this year to date): "...the exchange rate is not a policy target. It's very important for growth and inflation. ...

Financial stress devastating Australian lives: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... than people not under financial stress. Women were reported to be more likely to be financial stressed than men - 33.4% versus 27.6%. Dr Nicola Gates, chief scientific adviser for Financial Mindfulness, said significant financial stress was a lot more ...

Passive versus active is crippling: QIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... market conditions, according to QIC. In a new paper the investment management giant explores the debate between active versus passive investing, drawing a comparison between the "climate wars" debate that has taken place in Australian politics over the ...

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... inflation have either reduced or not materialised" which, undoubtedly have resulted from the Indian rupee's appreciation versus the greenback this year to date. But if you haven't noticed by now, the euro had been on a tear. It's up by 12.3% against ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... long-run average of five. Strong business conditions helped lift confidence among businesses to a reading of 12 in July versus eight in the previous month and double the long-term average of six, with positive readings reported in all industries. The ...