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BennBridge boutique launches small caps fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
A boutique under Bennelong Funds Management's UK business BennBridge has launched a new fund that will invest in UK small caps. Tellworth Investments LLP is starting the new fund LF Tellworth UK Smaller Companies Fund, which will hold 40-60 stocks. ...

GBST Australian revenues dip, UK picks up

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
The 34-year-old fintech's Australian business revenues fell last financial year, just as its UK business delivered strong earnings growth. GBST is a provider of administration for wealth management, capital market and retail broking businesses. Its ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
Perhaps it's being drowned by the ongoing Trump/Xi "my tariff is bigger than yours" tit-for-tat, or the Trump/Stormy Daniels alleged dalliance, or the alleged Trump/FBI raid on the offices of Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen... but whatever it ...

Schroders managers join Bennelong UK business

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
Two veteran Schroders fund managers will join a boutique launched by the UK business of Bennelong Funds Management. Paul Marriage and John Warren will transfer over to Bennelong subsidiary BennBridge and its first UK boutique Tellworth Investments in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
US existing home sales Are American homebuyers front-running the expected increase in the fed funds rate next month? Existing home sales jumped by 2.0% to a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 5.6 million units in October. This is the highest level ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
US consumer confidence The Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped to 98.6 in October following a downwardly revised 103.5 reading (from 104.1) in the previous month. This is much lower than market expectations for a slight decrease to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity showed no growth (0%) in August, decelerating from 0.08% in the previous month but the six-month annualised growth rate - indicating the "pace of economic activity ...

IRESS profit up 15%

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Financial services technology provider IRESS has lifted its statutory net profit 15% to $32.7 million for the six months to 30 June 2016 compared to the same period last year. The rise was 22% ahead of the previous six months. Operating revenue increased ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... Year-on-year, core capital goods orders decreased by 5.0% in April from a similar 5.0% contraction in the previous month. UK business investment It's the same business investment story for the UK. Business investment fell by 0.5% in the March quarter ...

"More focused" NAB lifts profit

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... focused on these basics of banking is a priority for us." In February the bank completed the demerger from its ailing UK business, Clydesdale Bank and the group is in the process of finalising the sale of 80% of its life business to Nippon Life. "NAB ...