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May sell may go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... favoured inflation measure - eased to 1.6% in the year to March from 1.7% in the previous month. Overall, there's really nothing much in April that we've not seen before, or to use Donald's - Rumsfeld (the former US defense secretary) not the Trump - ...

Van Eck launching infrastructure and dividend ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... credits. "Australian investors have a love affair with franking credits particularly those who have a zero tax rate. There is nothing more gratifying than receiving a cheque from the Australian Tax Office."

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... underperformed the S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Interest 0+ Index. Commenting impartially on the new data, the report said: "There is nothing novel about the index versus active debate. It has been a contentious subject for decades, and there are a few strong ...

ETF Securities closes 10 ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... the standard channels." Walesby clarified that the decision to close the funds came solely from ETF Securities and had nothing to do with the recent establishment of ANZ ETFS. He also noted that ETF closures are unusual in Australia, arguing this is ...

Riskier glidepaths could be one retirement answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... counter-intuitive. If there's anything bad happening in the market they may run out of money very quickly. And, interestingly if nothing bad happens, it might only last about four months longer than our [target-date funds] do," Lester said. "A lot of ...

Charities must go corporate or face extinction: Koda

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... non-profit board is to prepare its organisation for the future and today's charity directors face a future that looks nothing like the past - one in which they must deal with changes in government policy, increased regulation and accountability, rising ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... time of heightened volatility in financial markets. Then again, markets still remain volatile up to this day. Seems like nothing much has changed in 18 months - the time back in August 2014 when RBA Governor Glenn Stevens told the House of Representatives ...

PROFILE: Mercer chief customer officer Renee McGowan

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... the organisation's custodian of customers. McGowan admits she had a fairly accidental entry into superannuation. "I knew nothing about it. Everything about my studies was geared up to work in Asian economies and markets, possibly in Singapore," she says. ...

Even the wealthy are turning to robo-advice

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... for them to connect the dots and say, 'Whatever I offer for a fee better be better than what they're offering for almost nothing," Thompson said.

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... eagerly anticipated semi-annual testimony before the US House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Services offered nothing new. "...labor market conditions have improved substantially" and "there is still room for further sustainable improvement." ...