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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
Australia capex The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on business investment shows actual private new capital expenditure drop by 4.0% in the September quarter. While worse than market expectations for a 2.5% fall, the third quarter figure ...

Global equities fund becomes 'Recommended'

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
Research house Zenith has upgraded an international equities fund to a 'Recommended' rating. Receiving the upgrade in conjunction with its second anniversary, the Pan-Tribal Global Equity Fund is now considered a product that rates in the first quartile ...

Advice experiences can help educate non-advised

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... experiences of the value of advice, more non-clients may better understand the benefits of receiving financial advice. The research was supported by a grant from the Australian Research Council in partnership with the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Mercer principal joins IMCA board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... Principal of Mercer Investments Hendrie Koster has joined the board, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge in asset class research, portfolio construction and development of a strategic research agenda. In his role as director of strategic research ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
Australia private sector credit Total private sector increased by 0.5% in the month of October, better than market expectations for a 0.4% rise and followed gains of 0.4% in each of the previous three months. October's monthly gain were driven by the ...

MySuper lifecycle funds lead the pack

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... return of 7.6%. The two-year net return is 6.4% per annum, Rainmaker said. Looking at asset allocations, the Rainmaker research shows MySuper single investment strategy products held an average 55% in equities and 18% in cash or fixed interest. "The ...

The rise of the robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... online share investors and 1450 financial advisers across five countries between April and July 2016. Investment Trends research director Recep Peker said from a planner or adviser perspective, robo-advice is much more than automated portfolio recommendation ...

Part-pensioners short-changed by asset test changes

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... retirement income strategy to avoid losing out to the 2017 asset test changes, according to Plato Investment Management research. Plato's research found that in order to maintain current standard of living, retirees will need to generate 7.8% per annum ...

Franklin Templeton reveals new operating structure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... business development manager for the firm's retail team, will now manage Franklin Templeton's relationships with the retail research groups and will report to Thompson. Managing director of Franklin Templeton Australia, Maria Wilton said: "These appointments ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
US GDP Today's data releases out of the US all but strengthens expectations for a December Fed rate hike. The Bureau of Economic Analysis upgraded US third quarter GDP growth to an annualised rate of 3.2% from the advance estimate of 2.9% and 1.4% in ...