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MSCI ups China A-shares, managers respond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... increase the transparency of their reporting practices and to adopt strategies that more firmly consider shareholders' interest, as companies with better corporate governance are more likely to be owned by foreign investors. Many companies with good ...

Janus Henderson operations head departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... replacement. The global manager's local business was almost an even split between international equities and Australian fixed interest, holding about $13 billion each in Australian sourced funds under management at December end, according to RainmakerLive. ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... heart, Financial Standard had always relied on that time tested work by John Taylor to estimate the required level of interest rate for a given state of the economy. Plugging in growth and inflation, Australia's "Taylor Rule" measure says, that the ...

New retirement loan launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... paid and there are no break costs or hidden fees. The loan ranges from $50,000 to $550,000. It charges a variable 5.9% interest rate per annum and 1.5% establishment fee. Homes must be fully paid and is the principal place of residence. The untapped ...

SMSF darlings revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... last six months of 2018. "However there are signs that this trend may be slowing, with SMSF investors showing renewed interest in key constituents of the ASX20 and ASX50 stocks," CommSec said. BHP trades rose 12% while RIO trades rose 6% - and more than ...

Aussie fund manager opens New York office

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... Pembroke Emerging Markets, Quay Global Investors and 4D Infrastructure's strategies, and we have already seen strong interest from financial institutions in the US for these." He flagged more executives will be added to the US office as BennBridge ...

Former ASFA chair sees new EQT role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
Equity Trustees is welcoming a new deputy chair, moving a former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chair alongside current EQT chairman Jeff Kennett. Jim Minto has been appointed as deputy chair of Equity Trustees. It is a move set to ...

Sunsuper introduces advice fee caps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... Sunsuper members currently working with an adviser on an ongoing basis, the fee caps are also expected to generate greater interest in financial advice, Fuchs said. So far, feedback from the 3000 plus advisers Sunsuper works with has been positive, she ...

New ASX governance principles target culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
The ASX and its new corporate governance principles unveiled overnight are taking a leaf out of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's final recommendations. The fourth iteration of the ASX Corporate Governance Council's principles and recommendations ...

Chief economist update: Wrong way, go down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... that's despite the changes in relative monetary policy expectations - the Fed's on hold this year and the RBA will cut interest rates (maybe two according to Westpac) this year. Yet the Australian dollar refuses to go down. This is despite consensus ...