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Return to value-based investing on horizon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
A return to value-based investing is on the cards with several indicators demonstrating that global and domestic economies have reached an inflection point, an Australian fund manager says. Perennial Value Management says this inflection point could ...

FOS and CIO should merge: report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... enhances consumer outcomes. ASIC has worked with industry to reduce the number of schemes, with resulting improvements in economies of scale and efficiency, the removal of uncertainty for consumers and financial investors, and the reduction in jurisdictional ...

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... overtake the US, Indonesia will leapfrog Mexico and Japan, and Brazil will edge ahead of Germany," Robbins said. "Mature economies will have to do more with less as aging built assets cause depreciation to run faster than rebuilding in recent years." ...

Trump protectionism protects not the emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... provide ouch number two. That is, emerging markets' depreciated currencies would stoke inflation in their respective economies. So far, most emerging economies still have low inflation, but if US dollar strength persists, inflation will rise as the costs ...

Instos consider Aussie infrastructure plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... She said super funds are also providers of intelligent capital and are innovative supporters of the state and national economies. "NSW has $73 billion invested in infrastructure over the next four years and $40 billion of that is in transport. Five billion ...

Time is up for the static portfolio mix: JPMAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... an average growth rate of 1.5%, with emerging market growth downgraded by 40 basis points to 4.5%. "When we look at economies today, when we have population growth standing where it stands, the bottom line is that it's taking big chunks out of potential ...

Green bonds open impact avenue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... us to do more," Bigley said. Bigley expects issuance will continue to grow in 2017, especially from emerging market economies. China has been the largest issuer of green bonds in 2016, however there are a number of nuances at company and industry level ...

Super execs: Size is not scale

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Size is not the same as having effective economies of scale in superannuation funds, leading management consultants and super executives have told the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia annual conference. TRIA Investment Partners' ...

Ageing societies threaten to undermine global economy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... 2050. In countries like Japan, this figure could be as high as 35%. This obviously presents major issues for all ageing economies, particularly in regards to the rising fiscal expenditure on aged care. Jackson argued that the jury is effectively out ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... "Over the longer-term, it will be much more difficult to predict how either a Trump or Clinton presidency will affect economies and shape financial markets around the globe, which is why it is critical trustees adhere to their long-term investment strategies ...