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A minor slip but still going stronger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
The strong US dollar (weak euro) is doing it for the single currency area. Although down slightly to a preliminary estimate of 54.3 in January (from 54.4 in December), the Markit flash Eurozone composite output index is the second highest reading since ...

Westpac fortifies commitment to data protection

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... institution, data security and protecting our customers is of paramount importance. This increased commitment is a further signal of the importance of QuintessenceLabs technology to our capability with respect to data security." The two organisations ...

Will the real Trump please stand up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Are you ready to say 'President Trump' out loud? Like him or loathe him, investors are eager to meet the president behind the publicity hound. Their savings depend on it. On the eve of his inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, many ...

Decimal secures funding from $72bn consortium

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
A $72 billion consortium of superannuation fund investors made a major investment in Decimal Software. The ASX-listed digital advice provider announced today that IFM Investors has taken a 6.5% stake in the company following a $2.29 million capital ...

Rising exports drive wider surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
Things continue to look up in the Eurozone. Eurostat reported that the region's trade surplus widened to €25.9 billion in November from €20.2 billion in the previous month and €22.9 billion in November 2015. This was better than market expectations ...

Wealth management firm enters retail

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
A leading diversified financial services firm will open the doors to its first retail branch today. Signalling the commencement of an ambitious, nationwide expansion strategy, Spring FG has established the branch to operate as a company shop front and ...

Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
The coming year will see economic momentum build in the US, but investors should not rely solely on US assets according to J.P. Morgan global market strategist Kerry Craig. Speaking at a media roundtable yesterday, Craig advised that investors should ...

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... have an enormous influence on environmental and social outcomes", and that "many regulations fail to send a strong enough signal and position responsible investment as a voluntary activity... Their key tool is disclosure, an indirect way of achieving ...

Insurers to battle big data privacy concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
While big data presents a boon for insurers doing customer risk analysis, the benefits will have to be weighed against ongoing user privacy and discrimination issues. This is one of the key findings of the Actuaries Institutes' latest green paper, which ...

Trump bigger than Brexit

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
The Trump presidency will have a bigger effect on global markets than Brexit, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management chief market strategist for UK and Europe Stephanie Flanders. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...