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Chief economist update: We're headed for surplus (if assumptions hold)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... 3% per annum in the next four; so are the predictions for the unemployment and inflation rates - given current domestic macro-economic settings. Although I find that the Budget's assumptions on wages might be a little bit optimistic, even given the "expected" ...

Blue Sky chair steps down amid business restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... downgraded to 3.25 stars and recommended as unsuitable for most approved product lists, and the Blue Sky Alliance Fund - Dynamic Macro Portfolio was downgraded to 3.5 stars, or "low investment grade"; it is still considered for APL inclusion, but subject ...

IFM partners to launch global property manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
An Australian-based global fund manager with more than $105 billion under management has established a joint venture company with an unlisted property fund manager. IFM Investors and Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT) have established International ...

Blue Sky funds downgraded after profit revisions

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... underperformance over the medium term." Corporate governance was also cited as a concern. The Blue Sky Alliance Fund - Dynamic Macro Portfolio was downgraded to 3.5 stars, or "low investment grade"; it is still considered for APL inclusion, but subject ...

MFS executives create advisory council

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... will counsel current investment professionals on a variety of factors including mentoring, leadership, technical training, macro outlook and investment culture. "MFS has historically had low turnover among its investment team members, which has resulted ...

New manager raising $30m for crypto fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... coincidental. "Actually, one of the advantages is that it is uncorrelated to a lot of asset classes right now. You may see some macro pattern emerging at times, but we would not say there's a direct correlation at all," he said. When it comes to laying ...

Chief economist update: Can't get enough of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
War: it seems that US president Donald Trump cannot get enough of it. Trump began his war crusade with the media (and fake news), then moved on to North Korea (although this was instigated by Kim's nuclear "exercises"), then trade and China, last weekend ...

Kapstream creates new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Kapstream Capital will soon launch its new investment strategy, including a second fund to sit alongside the fixed income manager's flagship Absolute Return Income Fund. Kapstream director of investment strategy James Bloom told Financial Standard the ...

Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Financial Standard's latest spot poll reveals its readers are fairly confident and optimistic they will have more than enough money upon retiring. More than half (60%) of respondents are confident they will not experience any financial shortfall. One-in-four ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Absolute returns, value and global diversification are key thematics that must underscore clients' portfolios in a post-GFC world, according to investment experts speaking at this year's Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out. Held at the Four Seasons ...