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Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... others' - particularly China and the emerging economies - the Fed would have lifted off way back in June - when domestic American indicators were bumping up from the first quarter's turtle pace and volatility wasn't volatile and growth in 'the others' ...

SQM gives high marks to William Blair fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... Blair head of Australia and New Zealand Alex FranASois. "This is something we believe Australians need even more than American and European investors, because of the comparatively small size of our market."

Myonlineadvisers teams up with US robo firm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
American portfolio crash-testing company, RiXtrema, has announced signing an exclusivity agreement and memorandum of understanding with wealth management firm myonlineadvisers. The joint venture provides wealth advisers with online tools which will ...

Confused and confounded

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... is maintaining the status quo on monetary policy. Sure, the Street was disappointed, hence the adverse reaction. The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) even put numbers on this disappointment: "...special question asked AAII members ...

Australian pre-retirees streets ahead of US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
Industry bodies often say people's super savings will not fund a comfortable retirement, but new stats from the US show just how far ahead Australia is. Figures from US researcher Bankrate show that 26% of Americans ages 50 to 54 have no savings. That ...

Expect slow "boil" Fed hikes: Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has delayed the interest rate lift off; supporting Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass' view that tightening will be drawn out over many years. Presenting to some 800 advisers at Sydney's Westin Hotel ...

University investment portfolio includes tobacco and beer

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
British American Tobacco has landed among Sydney University's top international shareholdings in emerging markets as a balance is being sought in the university's environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment framework. Sydney University recently ...

Labour market says go, inflation says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... while an equal 21.9% -- the lowest in 93 months - seeing "jobs hard to get". This optimism on the jobs front should get American consumers spending... and they are, which should raise inflation expectations... and they're not. Inflation expectations ...

In wealthy Australia, philanthropy is the biggest loser

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... give than males, despite their lower incomes. Australia's most generous philanthropist by dollars donated is actually an American, Chuck Feeney, who has distributed $10 billion through Atlantic Philanthropies - $590 million in Australia - since 1982. ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... cash rate to an historic low of 2.0%, the RBA has been Australia's one-man cheering squad. But as Gov Glen told 'The American Australian Association' luncheon in New York back in April 2015, "...too much weight is being put on monetary policy to try ...