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US growth stable due to resilient consumer-base

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
Growth in the US economy will remain stable at 2% due to resilient consumption and parity between labour costs and productivity, according to Principal Global Investors chief global economist Bob Baur. Speaking at the 2016 Financial Standard Chief Economists ...

Time running out to book places for Chief Economists Forum

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
With just two weeks to go before the Chief Economists Forum, independent economist and master of ceremonies for the breakfast event, Saul Eslake, has revealed what he expects to be the major talking points. The upcoming forum will take place in Melbourne ...

Registrations for 2016 Chief Economists Forum open

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
Leading Australian economist Saul Eslake will be the master of ceremonies at the 2016 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum taking place in February. The former Bank of America Merrill Lynch chief economist extends his association with the thought-leadership ...

Asset allocation is over, investors chase returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Institutional investors' traditional emphasis on asset allocation has given way to a focus on returns, which has led to the "bondification" of equities, a global report found. The 2015 CREATE-Research report commissioned by Principal Global Investors ...

PROFILE: PGI chief executive Grant Forster

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
Principal Global Investors (PGI) chief executive Grant Forster's first job at a Woolworths supermarket was hard work. He remembers long eight-hour shifts packing fridges, stacking shelves and assisting customers. "It taught me it was an area I didn't ...

Principal fund upgraded by Lonsec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Principal Global Investors has received a "Recommended" rating for its Global Opportunities Equity Fund after the latest review from investment researchers Lonsec. According to Lonsec, the fund's core investment style coupled with diversity in the number ...

When Japan is blah, the Eurozone is ugh and China is wow

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
The global economy will be better this year than last, but troubles in the Eurozone and the waning power of Abenomics mean investors will find better odds in the US and China, chief economists said at a Financial Standard forum last week. The videos ...

Government to blame for fall in business confidence

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
Business conditions are gradually improving, but confidence is moving in the opposite direction because businesses have been disappointed at the government's performance, Bank of America Merryll Lynch chief economist Saul Eslake said at the Financial ...

Think of China as the new America

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
Australian investors and businesses must understand that China is changing at a fast pace and they should be quick to adapt to what will be the world's biggest consumer economy, AXA Investment Management head of Asia Mark Tinker said at the Financial ...

Van Eyk exec resurfaces at SQM Research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
SQM Research has appointed a former van Eyk executive to the role of head of research to head the business' fixed income and alternatives team of analysts. Robert da Silva was van Eyk head of research and deputy chief investment officer before the research ...