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Investors must adapt to 'new normal'

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... and delivering cost effective solutions to the end investor," said Canavan. Stefano Cavagila, Findex head of investment research noted international equities, property and infrastructure investments as some of the pillars Findex identified as having ...

Aussie income managers underperforming

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... Lonsec returned 1.6% after fees in 2015, and this was below the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index return of 2.6%. Lonsec Research general manager equities, Peter Green, said while the income strategy has tended to outperform over longer periods of time ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
RBA meeting minutes The A$ broke above US$0.78, trading as high as US$0.7826 overnight and is currently fetching US$0.7805 - a 13.7% appreciation from this year's US$0.6864. The minutes of the RBA's 5 April Board meeting - the local unit was trading ...

BlackRock's Fink issues stark warning for global economy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
Shifting energy costs, the waning Chinese construction boom, extraordinary monetary policy and the rise of automation mean the global economy is now more fragile than at any point since the financial crisis, according to the head of the world's largest ...

HESTA reduces equities carbon footprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... potential stranded assets in addition to the commonly considered carbon footprint of a company." In developing the strategy, research included analysing four effective decarbonisation strategies and providing a framework to evaluate them based on a common ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
Australia sales of new motor vehicles Sales of new motor vehicles jumped by 2.2% in the month of March - the highest increase in six months -- following an unchanged reading in the previous month, indicating that Australian consumer is lifting discretionary ...

Ibbotson adopts Morningstar brand

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... move that Ibbotson managing director Chris Galloway said is a "further step in uniting our investment management, data, research, ratings and technology capabilities under one global brand that represents three decades of serving investors around the ...

Australians pessimistic about retirement lifestyle

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... will not have an adequate super balance or income to maintain their desired lifestyle in retirement, according to new research from CoreData. CoreData's 2016 Post Retirement Report found that pre-retirees expect to need an average of $1,224 a week (up ...

AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... gender boards. A statement from AustralianSuper said the changes to its sustainable investment options are based on member research. "They [members] told us three things mattered most: long term returns, impact on environment and climate caused by fossil ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Is it still April Fool's or what? We all know it's just for a day - the 1st of April - but exactly two weeks after, the sun is shining, the sky is blue and everything's looking wonderful for me and you. Yes Virginia, financial markets - or more accurately ...