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Melbourne boutique hires portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... investment capability. Our investment process relies heavily on actively monitoring global markets and fundamentals, policy, politics and supply implications, to mitigate downside risk." "With Kate and Ben on board in one of the key financial centres ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... content on social media platforms for the last two years, since the allegations of Russian interference in US domestic politics arose and the Cambridge Analytica scandal." "There's an underlying issue here that's not about the platform - there ...

Listed infrastructure to hit double digits: CBRE

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... long time because that private capital is going to continue to look after the public side." US-based Anagnos believes politics doesn't have a big impact on the listed infrastructure space but by fundamentals. UBS has acted as the distributor of other ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... referendum could be held. But I dare say, the debates, discussions and arguments would remain the same. Going beyond the politics of Brexit, Brexiteers can argue that despite expectations of the UK's divorce from the European Union, Britain's ...

Rejuvenated APRA asserts authority

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... While APRA is disappointed the Bill has still not passed, it anticipates the legislation will pass given both sides of politics have strongly asserted their commitment to improving member outcomes, she said. "But we will be using whatever tools and powers ...

Jamieson Coote Bonds introduces global fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... global strategy since February 2018. Its investment process relies on monitoring global markets and fundamentals, policy, politics and supply implications, to mitigate downside risk. Speaking to Financial Standard recently, Jamieson said there is research ...

Government carves out super deal

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... in life, having insurance in place is extremely valuable. "We will continue to work constructively with all sides of politics on these important policies going forward." Peak industry superannuation fund body Industry Super Australia said the new laws ...

Former Liberal Party leader joins Islamic super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... Party from 1990 to 1994. Hewson is also an economist, having worked for the Reserve Bank of Australia before entering politics, and is a former business journalist and director of Macquarie Bank. He will join career investment banker Nicholas Whitlam ...

Stop undermining franking credit refunds: Wilson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... only damage the Australian economy but undermine the tax system. Wilson presented an economic case on why both sides of politics should safeguard the current system at the House of Representatives Standing Economics Committee this morning, tasked with ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... the risk of a policy mistake, Trump's protectionist policy, China's slowdown, Italy's budget deficit, geo-politics (Saudi Arabia), emerging market currency depreciation and so on. Needless to say, Australia is not immune to these nasty developments ...