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The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
I painted a picture of the latest domestic surveys and stats last week arguing that the RBA would need to cut interest rates some more to try and reverse the trend deterioration in the domestic economy. In it I briefly touched on the Australian dollar ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
RBA rate cut expectations strengthened after the release of worse-than-expected Australian labour market report. Duh! If financial markets were waiting for the jobs report to raise the odds of another Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate reduction ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
"I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world." - Louis Armstong It could only be because I got up on the right side of the bed this morning and/or the sun is shining after several ...

US manager eyes Aussie retirement income

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
An American manager looking to tap the Australian market has had a change of direction as it sees greater opportunities in superannuation funds' requirement to develop retirement income products. Thornburg Investment Management which was founded ...

New chair at Local Government Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
The $12 billion superannuation fund has appointed its first independent chair, after amending its constitution in June to add more independent candidates to its board. Local Government Super's new board chair is Kyle Loades who has worked with NRMA ...

US real estate manager eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... residential real estate teamed up with a local distributor to attract superannuation funds and other institutional investors. San Francisco's Unison Investment Management co-invests in residential real estate in the country, with plans to expand ...

Envestnet founder tragically killed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... Tribune reported Bergman and Miller were among four people killed last week when an "impaired" driver driving the wrong way on a San Francisco highway crashed into the taxi they were travelling in. The driver of the taxi and the driver of the other car ...

Evidence of "pay to play" in US pension consulting

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... 2011, a new research paper found. Pay to Play in Investment Management, a paper published by William Beggs from University of San Diego and Thuong Harvison from University of Arizona last month, looked at all investment advisory firms registered with ...

Results of ASIC MDA review imminent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
The Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals (IMAP) has released its submission to ASIC as the regulator reviews managed accounts, with a special focus on managed discretionary accounts (MDAs). This comes ahead of the results of ASIC's review of ...

Paradice portfolio manager departs, US office closed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
David Paradice's equities boutique is closing its San Francisco office and bidding farewell to a co-portfolio manager after a restructure of its global small caps team. The $5 billion Paradice Global Small Cap Fund was managed by investors across Sydney ...