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The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
"Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right." -- The Beatles Wall Street again went on a record breaking run last week with the S&P 500, the DJIA, the Nasdaq Composite and the Russell 2000 all finishing at all-time highs... and for good reasons. Growth ...

Satisfaction with industry super rising

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... nature of Australia's $2.5 trillion superannuation market must be considered rather than just accepting averages. The research shows that the 59% of fund members with less than $100,000 in super account for just 13.8% of super funds, whereas those with ...

CBA creates new lead research role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... Bank began 2018 with the creation of a new senior role, welcoming its first managing director, head of global markets research. Former chief economist for Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Stephen Halmarick, joined CBA in the newly created ...

Crowdfunding investment opportunity unleashed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... public companies, which are not ASX listed, to get involved came into effect on September 29. According to Macquarie research, Australian entrepreneurs want to borrow up to $60 billion a year more than they currently are allowed, to grow their businesses ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
The Australian consumer is back! He, she, it, they have opened their wallets and went on a shopping binge. This, at least, is what one would conclude after seeing the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report revealing that retail sales surged by ...

VFMC appoints former Franklin Templeton MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... was a diversified fund and fixed income portfolio manager. Prior to working in asset management, Wilton was in economic research for the Commonwealth Treasury. VFMC added Wilton is deputy chair of Infrastructure Victoria; chair of the Industry Advisory ...

Industry fund pilots cancer wellness program

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... in the three-month trial were able to recover and return to work. Mu said he is confident the RESTORE CaRe Positivum research will be equally successful as it addresses the holistic needs of cancer patients for their wellness and work readiness. "The ...

Perennial investment services boss departs after 11 years

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 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. ...

New ETF to combat gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 5 - achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls," she said. Research recently conducted by UBS Wealth Management's chief investment office found companies where women accounted for at least ...

Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
Bill Gross - known as the "king of bonds" - has recently dropped a bombshell, or in this case, a bond sell. The Financial Times reports that: "The Janus Henderson manager said the $2.2bn Global Unconstrained Bond Fund has taken a short position on Treasuries ...