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Passive is a Faustian bargain: Ariel CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... a significant amount of value. On top of this, Bhansali dismissed the conventional wisdom about the virtues of passive versus active investment, arguing that "going passive is an active decision" from an asset allocation perspective, because it involves ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... less than $100m in annual VC Fintech activity prior to 2015. Deal counts also remained strong, ticking up to 58 in 2016 versus 54 in 2015. Globally, after 2015's record-setting US$46.7 billion in total global investment in fintech companies, 2016 fintech ...

Active returns at their worst since 2009

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... calendar 2016 - the first time this has happened since 2009. Over the 12 months to December 31, the 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard found that less than 25% of Australian equity funds and less than 40% of Australian ...

RBA joins the bulls in central bank shop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... that "an appreciating exchange rate would complicate this adjustment." To date, the Australian dollar has gained 11.6% versus the US dollar and on the trade weighted exchange from its 2016 lows. As for inflation, the RBA says that it remains quite and ...

Hunter Hall independent review rejects WHSP takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... non-associated Hunter Hall shareholders," assessing the fair value of Hunter Hall shares to be between $2.75 and $3.20, versus the $1 per share offer made by WHSP. Hunter Hall's directors added that shareholders, in accepting the bid, may be deprived ...

Brexit beginning to bite?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... decline since April 2012. Core retail sales - excluding fuels - displayed the same pattern, dropping by 2.0% in December versus the previous month's 0.2% gain and expectations for a small 0.3% correction. Year-on-year, total retail sales growth slowed ...

Sun rising in Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... of 43.1 in December from 40.9 in the previous month supported by a rally in the stock market and the yen's depreciation versus the US dollar. This is sharply above market expectations for an improvement to 41.3 and is the highest level in three years ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... by 7.3% in the previous month and beating expectations for a 5.0% drop underpinned by the yuan's depreciation -- down 2% versus the US dollar in November and 6.0% year to date. Imports surged by 6.7% in the year to November - mainly due to higher commodity ...

Super funds must do better digitally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... that is also able to compliantly execute any advice provided. "A lot of the narrative in the media has been around 'robot versus human' nonsense, which is not really the case. It's all about giving people choice as to how they interact with their fund ...

FinaMetrica partners for risk profiling

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... income asset classes to enable a quick overview of a client's current allocations. Advisers can then view the overall growth versus defensive assets split within client portfolios, allowing them identify is a particular portfolio fits within the client's ...