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Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
Signaling a reorientation in Australia's credit markets, the RBA Financial Aggregates report for June shows that business borrowing has surged relative to home borrowings even as home borrowing still dominates credit markets. According to the RBA total ...

SQM rolls out low-cost adviser platform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
SQM Research is launching a comprehensive investment information platform for financial advisers, the first of its kind in Australia to include residential real estate risk profiling. Available to advisers for subscriptions starting at $3000, the platform ...

DNR scores high in first Zenith SMA review

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
Zenith has commenced reporting on the Australian equities separately-managed accounts (SMA) sector, awarding DNR Capital three "recommended" ratings in the process. DNR Capital's Australian Equities Income Portfolio, Australian Equities High Conviction ...

Crestone appoints banking executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... in Australia." "Crestone provides a valuable and distinctive offering to its segments of the market with outstanding research, execution and access to a range of investment opportunities," Hawkins said. "Its ownership structure and access to best-of-breed ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
Wall Street's on a tear with all of the equity market's benchmark indices - S&P 500; Dow Jones; Nasdaq; Russell 2000 - hitting record highs last week. The most proximate cause is, of course, the strong June quarter earnings results. According to Factset ...

Property overpowers asset class returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... outperformed other asset classes, generating 8.1% and 10.3% per annum returns over a 10 and 20-year period respectively, new research on long-term investing shows. Australian listed property however, is the worst-performing asset class over a 10-year ...

Cheaper imports

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
It got less press than the June quarter CPI report - which showed inflation in Australia remained below the RBA's target in the June quarter - but the Australian bank governor Philip Lowe's address to the Anika Foundation luncheon in Sydney was held ...

Millennial disengagement dire for economy: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... off young people will be at the end of their working life, and so will we - the taxpayer," she said. Highlighting new research the FSC co-authored with Deloitte Access Economics, Loane said retirement remains a distant thought for millennials; only 8% ...

O'Dwyer names one-stop-shop dispute resolution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... but have not received that compensation due to the insolvency of the financial services provider," she said. The FSC's research, in conjunction with Cadence Economics, found the potential costs of another compensation scheme could be as high as $300 ...

NAB collaborates on responsible investment bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... Capital Markets Association's principles outlined in June 2017, will support the construction of green buildings as well as research and development programs with social impact. The 10-year, fixed rate bond was priced at semi-quarterly coupon matched ...