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Australian investors retreating to domestic assets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... driven nearly double the inflows into Australian equity ETPs as compared to their global equity counterparts ($191 million versus $101 million) in October. Gold bullion and gold miners ETPs attracted more than $12 million in the same month. VanEck Australia ...

ASIC secures $210m in compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... compensation. ASIC also commenced more investigations over the financial year (97) than in FY15 (77), but completed fewer (79 versus 88). It's a positive outcome for the regulator, especially considering that its operating deficit has increased by over ...

Human centred workplaces needed: MetLife

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... Study' (EBTS) found Australian employers don't place as much importance on mental health issues like depression (6% employer versus 32% employee) and stress and anxiety (11% employer versus 29% employee) - despite these being key concerns for employees. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... pending home sales Sales of existing homes rose by 1.5% in the month of September - the fastest rate in five months -- versus a 2.5% decline in August and expectations for a 1.2% lift. The year-on-year rate also accelerated to 2.4% last month - also ...

Portfolio rebalancing highlights adviser value

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... Weldon said. The cost implication of rebalancing portfolios requires a balancing act between the benefits of reduced risk versus the cost of doing so. For Weldon the optimal frequency for rebalancing is dependent on the preference and financial means ...

Global investment landscape needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... managing downside risks is something that NPF has a long track record in doing, generating an annualised return of 13.5% versus an index return of 9.9% over 43 years."

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... Eurozone industrial production Coming on the heels of a sharp improvement in the ZEW economic sentiment (12.3 in October versus 5.4 in September and expectations of 6.3), industrial production in the single currency area also provided a positive underpinning. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... unchanged from August and is consistent with its +6 long-term average. The business conditions index rose to +8 in September versus +7 in the previous month and a long-term average of +5. Among the sub-indices, improvements were recorded in: trading ...

EAM Investors wins first Australian mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... presents more opportunity to add value. When you couple this with significantly less sell-side analyst's coverage of small versus large caps, you have a compelling and fertile ground for alpha." EAM was founded in 2007 by principals that had worked together ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... market expectations - from July's €19.5 billion surplus as exports grew by much more than imports over the month, 5.4% versus 3.0%. Germany's trade balance was 31.6% higher compared with the €15.2 billion surplus recorded in August last year with ...