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Surefire Melbourne Cup bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
Want a sure bet for next week's Melbourne Cup? Bet on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) not moving on interest rates when its board meets on Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 7 November. Yes Virginia, I know, it's like saying that sugar is sweet and made ...

Mental health an underlying business problem: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
A mental health foundation that works with profit-to-member superannuation funds said about half of more than 5000 Australians believe workplace mental health and wellbeing is a problem in their business. SuperFriend released its annual Indicators of ...

Robo-advice raises alarm: ARRIA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... In every single instance, the robo advised: "You have 100% certainty of achieving your objective by investing in fixed interest and cash next for the next 15 years." Based on today's capital markets and for the next five years, there is "no way" the ...

Rising alternatives manager appoints new MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... Longreach was established to address some of the capacity constraints faced by alternatives managers along with rising interest from retail investors in alternative assets. Mann, who was also previously regional head of Franklin Templeton Solutions and ...

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
US Treasury released a report overnight that makes several recommendations for its financial services industry, including the elimination of statutory stress testing for investment managers. The stress testing call came as part of several recommendations ...

ECB schedules taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... unwind strategy in October - and offered something better - a clearer path towards policy normalisation. The ECB kept interest rate settings as they were - repo rate at 0%; marginal lending rate at 0.25%; and deposit rate at -0.4% -- and will keep them ...

Broker popularity on the rise: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... property investors are increasingly looking to secure a better deal as 68% believe it is unfair that they have to pay higher interest rates than owner occupiers. PIPA chair Ben Kingsley said this shows sophisticated investors are prepared to use professionals ...

Pension fund consortium acquires renewable energy portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), CIC Capital and a group of co-investors will acquire 100% equity interest in the wind and solar renewable energy portfolio of Equis Energy for US$3.7 billion. Headquartered in Singapore, Equis ...

Genetics will test life insurance sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
Increased affordability of genetic testing and rising public interest in ancestral lineage and health could threaten Australia's life insurance industry, according to the Actuaries Institute. The latest paper from the industry body suggests that even ...

XTB expands retail offering, launches responsible SMA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... added. In terms of launching the Responsible Investing SMA offering, Martin said it was in response to strong investor interest for products that deliver anticipated returns that meet ethical requirements. "The demand for ethical investments has increased ...