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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity inched up by 0.1% in July, partially reversing the previous month's 0.2% fall. More important, the six-month annualised growth rate in the index - indicating ...

Adviser ETF survey winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... receive a $200 Harvey Norman voucher and a $300 MYER voucher respectively for taking the time to fill out the survey. The research is still being collated by the Rainmaker team but initial findings reveal that more than half of advisers are using active ...

UK IFAs increasingly outsourcing to DFMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... report. In partnership with Inclusive Media, Cerulli conducted two surveys, one targeting IFAs and the other DFMs. The research revealed almost 65% of UK IFAs currently outsource investment assets to DFMs, which are also a growing target for asset managers. ...

Investors missing healthy returns amid bond fears

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
The fear of negative interest rates keeping retail investors out of bond markets isn't just overlooking the defensive role of the asset class within portfolios, it's also leaving a surprisingly healthy return on the table. That's an argument put forward ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Australia sales of new motor vehicles Total new car sales decreased by 1.3% to 98,062 units in July following a 3.5% increase in the previous month driven by a 5.2% drop in passenger vehicles that negated increases in sales of sports utility vehicles ...

Standard Life appoints RI analysts

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... analysts. Marc Brammer joins Standard Life from Inflection Point Capital Management, where he was a senior adviser for research and data management. Prior to that, he was an independent sustainability consultant, having been head of ESG research business ...

Investors Mutual appoints Milford and Lazard vet

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... institutional following. "Marc comes to IML with a strong numerate background and excellent portfolio management and research skills from his many years' experience working at other respected value managers. This makes Marc well suited to a career at ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Empire State manufacturing survey Factory activity in the New York region softened in August with the Empire State manufacturing index falling to a reading of minus 4.21 in the month from 0.6 in the previous month and expectations for a 2.5 print. While ...

Automated retirement product gains recognition

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... online investor portal SelfWealth was a winner in the software innovation category. The award recognised SelfWealth's research and development of its Intelligence and Trading suites. SelfWealth founder and managing director Andrew Ward said winning the ...

AU wins Herston Quarter mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... project in Brisbane. Australian Unity plans to develop and play a continued role in an integrated health, ageing and research precinct in the Herston Quarter, which aims to provide Queenslanders with access to leading health, hospital and aged care services. ...