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MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... said many are turning to alternatives such as infrastructure (55%) and private debt (47%) to replace fixed income as interest rates rise and the 30-year bond bull market comes to a close. While alternative investments can present a range of portfolio ...

Chief economist update: The other president for life in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... the year to January from 2.5% in the previous month and below the 4% target - offers the Bank of Russia scope to cut interest rates further from the current 7.5% to boost economic growth some more. There's no doubt Putin's high approval rating (80%) ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... falling bond markets. And Munro believes there is a lot more to play out in bonds. He sees no immediate end to movement in interest rates and if they continue to increase, and selected equity markets and emerging market debt continues to deliver, "then ...

ASIC hits former Westpac, NAB, YBR adviser with permanent ban

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
ASIC has permanently banned a financial adviser who worked at some of Australia's leading wealth management groups for unethical conduct. Muneer Mahmood Khan, also known under the alias Ivan Khan, was found to have appropriated $185,000 from an elderly ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... Speculations that the Fed would go four times instead of three is the least markets should worry about - the Fed could raise interest rates by more as higher tariffs are passed onto the domestic economy. Retaliation from other countries would prompt ...

Private equity firm sells Bravura stake

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... 2009. It later sold down some of its stake in the company after it went public in 2016, and now retains no financial interest. Conversely, Copia Investment Partners notified the ASX it has now become a substantial holder in Bravura. Copia now owns 11.2 ...

Wearables driving life insurance engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... year shows new technologies and social trends are redefining approaches to healthy living and inspiring an upsurge of interest in personal wellbeing. The challenge for insurers however, is determining how to access this wealth of data and use it most ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
"You're going to have protection for the first time in a long time." For better or worse, US President Donald Trump continues to deliver on his campaign promises. Wall Street took Trump's latest promise fulfilment as an excuse to take profits. The Dow ...

ASIC to target non-compliant advisers and AFSLs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
ASIC has outlined its key initiatives for the coming six months, with a specific focus on the conduct of financial advisers and licensees. Releasing its latest enforcement report, the regulator said it will be paying particular attention to financial ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... may change sometime down the road but given the current slowing trend in private sector credit (in spite of record low interest rates) the Australian central bank won't be in a hurry. Total private sector credit growth barely moved, increasing to 4.89% ...