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JANA selects data solutions provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... interactions and increase its capacity to grow. JANA head of IT and business systems Kevin Pritchard said after considerable research into data management products, Curium was a clear choice due to its data management capability and ease of use. Curium ...

The problem with currency extrapolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
It seemed so long ago now that a "bag the Aussie dollar" campaign was what we read in financial media. The Australian dollar was trading at about US$0.75 then, it closed at US$0.7832 on 14 July and is currently trading at US$0.78. It's exactly two months ...

Clime acquires equities boutique for $3.6m

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... Chalmers will also join Clime's management team. Chalmers said: "The combined funds team will offer a deeper and broader research capability. The extended product list will be of immense interest to CBG clients." Clime chair Donald McLay added: "This ...

Global asset manager acquires stake in Aussie driller

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... company DDH1 Drilling. Oaktree Capital Management, headquartered in Los Angeles, said its investment was based on extensive research of the Australian drilling landscape, from which they highlighted a need for greater investment in the sector. "Throughout ...

Last chance: Financial Standard ETF Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... one-day forum is: Jonathan Howie, director and head of iShares Australia Matthew Arnold, head of SPDR ETF strategy & research - APAC, State Street Global Advisors Arnie Selvarajah, chief executive, Bell Direct Sudir Raju, managing director, exchange ...

Is the Fed the victim of its own success?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... dandy. Everyone knows that the transmission mechanism of monetary policy operates with a lag. I discovered from my earlier research that it is shorter for the US - around 12 to 18 months. This perhaps explains why the Fed became the first mover. More ...

The Trump risk on global trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
If it's any indication, China's latest international trade accounts underline the current missive of strengthening global growth and with it, global trade. China's trade surplus improved to US$42.77 billion in the month of June from US$40.79 billion ...

Tech providers fall behind increased planner needs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... alternative solutions that play a greater role in advice delivery, from the back office to the front," Investment Trends research director Recep Peker explained. "Planners envision the next generation of platforms to be feature rich, providing them support ...

Dovish Fed, hawkish BOC

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
Janet's in the house. US Fed Chair Janet Yellen's much-awaited testimony did not differ greatly from what was already divulged in the FOMC statement released on 14 June - when the Fed raised the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 1%-1.25%. In her ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
"We continue to be pleasantly surprised by just how upbeat the business sector is, given the context of a fairly beleaguered household sector that has been weighed down by limited wages growth and record levels of debt." These are the printed words ...