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Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
Were it not for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's "package of gifts" delivered on America's 4th of July Independence Day celebrations, the goings-on in China would remain buried on page 6 of the financial media. This could be because when it comes to ...

IOOF appoints new asset consultant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... appointment allows our highly experienced portfolio managers to leverage the strength of Mercer's deep global and local manager research, their market insights and sophisticated systems in determining long-term strategic asset allocations, and holistic ...

EU markets directive to reshape global alternatives

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... come to grips with the consequences of MiFID II. More than a third (34%) remain undecided about how to pay for MiFID II research, even though the EU's implementation deadline is just six months away. As previously reported in Financial Standard, MiFID ...

Data dictates immediate BOE action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
No one expected the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise or lower the official cash rate from its current 1.5% when its board met on the 4 July, but only a few expected the Australian central bank to follow its bigger overseas peers into a more ...

Competition would save Australians millions in super fees: Deloitte

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... choice in the sector." "All Australians should be enabled to freely choose a fund that suits them." According to Rainmaker research, the superannuation industry drew in an estimated $31 billion in gross fee revenue in 2016, including $8.1 billion or ...

Aussie large cap funds underperforming: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... equity market is generating the toughest returns for active fund managers in years, the latest Zenith Investment Partners research shows. In the 12 months to March the sector generated 18.1% in returns, with an average rated fund underperforming the ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
As if to further underscore the current growth/inflation conundrum, today's reports show continuing strengthening momentum in the world's major economies - one that quickly followed updates on consumer prices indicating not only that inflation remains ...

Disengaged members vulnerable in super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
A review by ASIC into member experience with superannuation has highlighted a number of key vulnerabilities for consumers. The report, which mapped three stages of the superannuation lifecycle - joining a fund, participating in a fund, and changing ...

Not so happy EOFY for the All Ords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
Hawkish central bank speaks may have damped equity market sentiment in towards the dying days of June, but Australian equities less so - the All Ordinaries index outperformed (up 0.05% over the month) both developed market equities (down 3.17%) and ...

EOFY: Super funds to hit double digit returns

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... index returns will detract from these headline index outcomes, Rainmaker cautioned. Rainmaker head of superannuation research Stephen Fay said: "the asset classes of infrastructure and property also contributed well to the results even though listed ...