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IFM Investors sell Pacific Hydro to SPIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
Global fund manager IFM Investors has sold Australian clean energy company Pacific Hydro to the Chinese-based State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC). IFM Investors was not surprised by the level of buyer interest in the business which runs 19 wind ...

Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... timing of the first rate hike, and likely for subsequent rate hikes, is relatively simple: 1.The Fed does not want to surprise financial markets given the fragility of global macroeconomic conditions. A surprise has the strong potential for generating ...

Over 30% SMSFs hold low balances: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... to invest in professionally managed products which are executed and structured by experienced fund managers." Another surprise was the low take-up of exchange traded funds (ETFs) among trustees. The exposure to this investment vehicle was an average ...

Fairy tales may come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... these were already happening in the third quarter - plus, remember the sharp volatility in China's stock market, the surprise devaluation of the yuan and... the Australian equity market's "worst three-month performance since the September quarter of ...

And then there's gonna be five

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... take a wrecking ball to the economy they've successfully nurtured to become the second biggest in the world? The PBOC's surprise 2% yuan depreciation back in August and the securities regulator's list of bans and regulations mandated to stabilise the ...

Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... cap abandon and counter-measures. To be sure, the SNB's intervention - if, indeed it is intervening - should come as no surprise to you, I and Irene. We've been warned... way back in January, "If necessary, it will therefore remain active in the foreign ...

Parliament repeals key FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms in a move that has taken other MPs and industry stakeholders by complete surprise. The repeal affects the Government's proposed amendments to the Corporations Amendment (Streamlining of Future of Financial ...

AIA hybrid program signs 1,000 advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
Over 1,000 advisers have signed on to AIA Australia's transition to hybrid program. The program is designed to help advisers accommodate the new Life Insurance Framework, recently formalised by the Government. It facilitates a transition from relying ...

Spreading the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... However, did note more data to evaluate before December decision. Dudley (voter) noted that he does not expect a big surprise or market reaction when Fed starts tightening. Lacker (voter) reiterated case for liftoff strong. Also flagged rising risk of ...