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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
RBA on hold As widely expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.75% following its 5 July meeting. The RBA statement revealed that the Australian central bank sees continued growth in the global ...

M&A activity impacted by politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Macquarie Group and Deloitte led the financial adviser merger and acquisition deal count in Australasia during the first half of 2016, according to the latest Mergermarket data. Both firms recorded 14 deals in the six months to 1 July, followed by Goldman ...

AB fund awarded recommended rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... in the Australian equity market and that its cost structure was "very competitive" when compared with its peers. The research firm noted that the fund seeks to capture the so-called 'low-risk anomaly' whereby low volatility stocks tend to generate higher ...

Nikko hires regional sales manager from BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... sales manager for New South Wales and Queensland. Thira Ngoeun joins Nikko from BlackRock, where he was vice president - research relationship manager. Prior to that, he was a model portfolio manager and senior research analyst at AMP Financial Services. ...

Malaysia drives growth in Shariah funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... Asia is on the rise, particularly in Malaysia and Indonesia, but the sector still face challenges, according to global research house Cerulli Associates. Shariah finance principles forbid the acceptance of interest payments for loans, have strict ethical ...

CSC announces three new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... union movement since 2009, and was previously an executive at Australian Administrative Services as well as a market research interviewer for National Australia Bank. Needham is joining as deputy chair of the MilitarySuper reconsideration committee and ...

Australian elections just gave uncertainty a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
"As a historian, I fear that Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also of western political civilization in its entirety." -Donald Tusk, President of the European Council I thought he went over the top and got carried ...

SMSFs must increase global equities investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... investing overseas," Alcock said. He added cost, access, limited technology, complicated paperwork and a lack of good company research have traditionally presented hurdles for investors seeking to own international shares directly. Yet managed portfolio ...

Adviser commitment to tech relationships falling

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... they were looking for a new software solution in 2016, a four percentage point increase from 2015. Recep Peker, head of research for wealth management at Investment Trends said it was important for providers to demonstrate they are meeting both planners' ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Australia private sector credit The latest update on Australia's private sector credit provides a first look at the impact of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cut in the official cash rate from 2.0% to 1.75% on the 3rd of May. Total private sector ...