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No big deal or not yet?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Perhaps 'twas because of the Thanksgiving holiday or it could be that everybody and their dogs were busy gearing up for the Black Friday sale that the big drop in China's stock market last Thursday got just a little hoo-ha last week. Even the S&P/ASX ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... It is understood four members of Hodgens' team left with him. Hodgens' departure follows recent Willis Towers Watson research which showed that Macquarie remains the largest Australian-based asset manager in the world - and the only one in the top 100 ...

Former Lonsec chief executive joins Perpetual

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... senior investment analyst before taking on multiple roles, including head of investment consulting and general manager research. Before Lonsec, she was a research analyst at BT Investment Management. Commenting on joining Perpetual, she said: "I am excited ...

Iron ore's ups and downs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
How could the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) get it so spectacularly wrong? You, I and Irene could be forgiven for thinking so if you overlay today's Australian Financial Review's (AFR) headline, "Iron ore extends rally, fresh bull market beckons" ...

The price is not right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
Quo vadis inflation? The minutes of the Fed's 31 October - 1 November FOMC meeting revealed Yellen & Co's continued confusion over the unresponsiveness of consumer price inflation to undeniably solid growth in the economy. According to the minutes ...

Fintech is not a threat: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... fintech are missing out on benefits that can ultimately lead to higher client engagement and satisfaction levels, latest research from the Financial Planning Association of Australia shows. Released at the 2017 FPA Professionals Congress in Hobart this ...

Family members greenlit for $60bn industry fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... proud to offer our dedicated services more broadly to their families, knowing connections with the higher education and research sector run deep," O'Sullivan said. As above, UniSuper obtained a public offer licence earlier this year. Despite this, the ...

Vanguard rolls out multi-asset ETF suite

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... complemented with active strategies or individual investments of their choosing." Rainmaker Group head of superannuation research Stephen Fay said the introduction of multi-asset diversified ETFs to the market could have significant and long lasting ...

C is the key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
It's 21 days before the US Federal Reserve proclaims to the world that the fed funds rate is 25 basis points higher to 1.5%. Gauging from the CME FedWatch Tool, this is 91.5% certain. I don't think anybody can quibble with this. But one striking point ...

gigSuper reaches out to self-employed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... Stanhope said. "This is a financial crisis waiting to happen - both for them personally, and for the Australian economy." Research firm Edelman estimated in 2015 that about 4.1 million Australians are engaged in freelance work; however this number includes ...