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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
ECB policy decision As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged - repo rate at 0%; marginal lending facility rate at 0.25%; deposit facility rate at minus 0.4%; monthly purchases at €80 billion - at its 21 April meeting. ...

Commodities slump stalling sovereign wealth growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
Sovereign wealth funds in commodities economies are being forced to sell off assets to manage government deficits, slowing growth for the sector. The 2016 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review shows that while assets held in sovereign wealth funds collectively ...

BlackRock's Fink issues stark warning for global economy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
Shifting energy costs, the waning Chinese construction boom, extraordinary monetary policy and the rise of automation mean the global economy is now more fragile than at any point since the financial crisis, according to the head of the world's largest ...

HESTA reduces equities carbon footprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
HESTA and Russell Investments have developed an investment strategy that reduces the super fund's global equities carbon footprint by 50% and maintains benchmark performance. The strategy's objective is to remain at or below 50% of benchmark carbon ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
Australia sales of new motor vehicles Sales of new motor vehicles jumped by 2.2% in the month of March - the highest increase in six months -- following an unchanged reading in the previous month, indicating that Australian consumer is lifting discretionary ...

ASIC reduces ban on director of fabricated fund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has approved an agreement between ASIC and Queensland man, Paul Duncan, to reduce his ban from providing financial services from four years to three. ASIC originally banned Duncan from providing financial services ...

Infrastructure Capital Group targets $1bn for asset purchases

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Fund manager Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) is looking to raise $1 billion from domestic and international institutional investors to add quality established infrastructure businesses and new development projects to its mid-market infrastructure ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Australia employment Lead indications from the AiG performance of manufacturing index and the NAB business survey pointed to a sharp improvement in Australian employment growth in March. The employment component of the AiG performance of manufacturing ...

Managed fund outflows push product providers to change strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Steady outflows from managed funds since the GFC indicate that retail product manufacturers need to move to new solutions, according to Rainmaker Information research. The Rainmaker Advantage report for the December 2015 quarter shows that, in every ...

Is tapping into super to pay off student debt a good idea?

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
As the discussion about the 'objective of superannuation' continues it has now circled around to the issue of whether people should be allowed to tap into their super in order to pay-off current student debt or to pay for tertiary education which has ...