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Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Financial markets expected Australia's trade surplus to narrow in October but not by this much. The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) 'International Trade in Goods and Services report showed that the country's trade surplus dropped to just A$105 ...

Fixed income specialist wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... the credit ratings paid for by corporates to the largest western rating agencies, we are able to expand our breadth of research to uncover overlooked credit securities in the market paying superior yield with less risk than what the market perceives. ...

ANZ Wealth business governance head departs for Vanguard

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... margin lending and senior manager - market risk. His move to Vanguard follows ANZ Wealth's head of investment product and research, William Burkitt, also leaving to take on a new role at Mercer. Burkitt held the head research role at ANZ Wealth for five ...

SMSFs continue rise

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
Self-managed superannuation funds are on the rise according to figures released by the Australian Taxation Office. The 2017 Statistical Report reveals the total number of SMSFs in operation has increased to almost 600,000 with 23,508 accounts added ...

Salt reveals retirement hotspots

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
New analysis from Demographics Group managing director Bernard Salt has revealed the lifestyle hotspots for Australian retirees in 2017. Commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and presented at its recent conference ...

Cbus expands senior investment team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... was a portfolio manager at Integrity Investment Management. He will be responsible for undertaking company and sector research across Australian equities. Related story: Cbus Industry super fund hires change expert Cbus chief investment officer Kristian ...

Corporate governance LIC slashes fees, appoints portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... director responsible for researching, structuring and executing capital markets transactions. Prior to that, Hart was a research manager for Dixon Advisory. "We are very pleased that Will Hart will be joining the AQF team in the role of portfolio manager," ...

BetaShares launches Australian ESG fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said the new ETF reflects Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) research which indicated that 90% of Australians expect their investments to be "responsible and ethical," and that 80% would consider ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint market expectations when it conducted its last board meeting for 2017. The Australian central bank kept the official cash rate where it had been since August 2016, at a record low 1.5%. The December ...

Active manager launches credit strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... domiciled credit through the cycle. "The firm's proven investment processes combined with its broader Australian fundamental research capabilities uniquely positions us to take advantage of market mispricing across multi sectors, including unlisted debt ...