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CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
You can bet the house on your favourite steed come 1 November, Melbourne Cup Day, but not on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shaving another 25 basis points off the official cash rate that currently stands at a record low 1.5%. This is the message ...

NobleOak Life offerings recognised for excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
The 2016 Direct Life Insurance Excellence Awards have been presented in Sydney by Strategic Insight, the research house formerly known as Plan for Life. NobleOak Life took home the overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award, also receiving the TPD ...

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 ...

Investors must look to dividend yield over growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... retiring investors seeking income, even at the expense of dividend growth, according to AXA Investment Managers. New research from the global asset manager discredits common misunderstandings regarding high yield strategies compared to growth strategies ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
US Markit manufacturing PMI Markit's preliminary estimates show that activity in the US manufacturing sector accelerated to a reading of 53.2 in October from 51.5 in the previous month. This is the highest reading since October last year and is sharply ...

Pension systems and ageing populations at crossroads

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... declining birth rates. Knox fired the warning as the 2016 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index was launched this morning. Research prepared for the index has found life expectancies at birth have increased by seven to 14 years in most countries during ...

Eaton Vance acquires $16bn fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... and fixed income strategies. Should the acquisition go ahead, the company will operate as Eaton Vance affiliate Calvert Research and Management. "The acquisition of Calvert provides significant potential benefits to Eaton Vance shareholders, both long-term ...

The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... strong demand could potentially yield significant productivity gains by, among other things, prompting higher levels of research and development spending and increasing the incentives to start new, innovative businesses." New words, fresh phrases but ...

Instos should reconsider hedging strategies: PIMCO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... decisions at the portfolio level on a currency-by-currency basis if they wish to truly mitigate risk, according to new research from PIMCO. The research titled 'Currency Hedging Optimisation for Multi-Asset Portfolios' argues it is suboptimal for investors ...

VanEck ETFs receive Zenith rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... past year, returning more than 19% compared to the S&P/ASX 200's 9.3% and has received positive ratings from all major research houses. In regards to the MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF, Zenith said the fund is suitable for investors with low conviction ...