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Pzena introduces second fund to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... its emerging markets value fund, Pzena Investment Management has introduced its second Australian pooled vehicle. The classic value equities manager has launched the Pzena Global Focused Value fund to Australian and New Zealand high net-worth and institutional ...

Amish community scammed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... those involved in the scheme "a false sense of security". "Promises of guaranteed returns or investments without risk are classic warning signs of fraud," said associate regional director of the SEC's Philadelphia Regional Office Kelly Gibson. "It is ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let's not rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... walking on sunshine (Wow!) And don't it feel good." Sadly, Australians are not singing and dancing to this upbeat classic by Katrina and the Waves. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey shows that consumer pessimism has deepened ...

Chief economist update: Fundamentally overvalued

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
"I see trees of green, red roses too..." Louis Armstrong's immortal classic played on my head as rain started pouring on this burning land - even did a rain dance in my backyard - and meteorologists forecast more to come that hopefully extinguishes ...

Sunsuper welcomes new board directors

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... currently serving as the chair of Women in Super and a director of Industry Super Australia, ISPT and the Mother's Day Classic Foundation. Wood was formerly the president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, as well as the assistant ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... deficit - roughly 0% of GDP, roughly a balanced budget. But at what price? As I've ranted back in late August : "The classic excuse - government spending (i.e. fiscal deficits) would "crowd out" private borrowing and therefore, lift interest rates ...

Statewide still keen on mergers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
All options are on the table at Statewide Super, including looking at potential retail fund partners, but three-way mergers are too much execution risk, according to chief financial and operating officer Grant Eastwood. Statewide canned plans to merge ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... "...businesses aren't even enticed to borrow and invest at these current historic low levels of interest rates" and that "the classic excuse government spending (i.e. fiscal deficits) would "crowd out" private borrowing and therefore, lift interest ...

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... trading, Australia can borrow for 10 years at less than 1% (0.88% to be exact). It's bragging rights alright! Because the classic excuse - government spending (i.e. fiscal deficits) would "crowd out" private borrowing and therefore, lift interest ...

Chief economist update: A case for optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... should have every reason to dance on the streets. Australians, all, should be dancing on the streets to Jimmy Cliff's classic song for now. Borrowing costs are lower, property prices appear to have bottomed, the Morrison government's tax rebate ...