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Bentham AM launches mFund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... put a dollar value on how big an opportunity mFunds is for the strategy, because they may overlap with other channels of raising capital. For example, a financial planner might set up mFunds to access the fund. Bentham is a founding member of the ASX ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... a soft landing... some risk of a hard landing remains." The Paris-based global forum recommends the Reserve Bank begin raising the cash rate from its record low as soon as possible to prevent "imbalances accumulating further". "Australia's housing ...

And so this is Christmas, another year (almost) over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... steadied at 3.1%). The question going forward is what's the Fed going to do going forward. Some say, it would ease raising interest rates while others think it's now close to "neutral" (whatever that neutral rate is). Sure, we can extrapolate ...

Superannuation fund comparison tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... money and do better. Roll-it Super raised $250,000 via convertible notes in October and will consider a further capital-raising round in early to mid-2019 to help it scale. The platform also provides a financial literacy and rewards programs.

Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... growth is continuing - and the latest US-China trade war got a stay of execution over the weekend (Trump will hold off from raising the 10% tariff on Chinese exports to 25% on 1 January 2019, provided a comprehensive deal is reached within 90 days) - ...

APRA grilled over superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... same issue with CBA - the framework and policies looked good but the audit and compliance functions were not alerting or raising issues up. How NAB/MLC's fee for no service breach was discovered Tendering an MLC Nominees breach report to APRA for its ...

Pilot program to boost AIA staff mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... this year, Mu said the life insurer approached mental health by focusing on incorporating prevention with research while raising awareness, adding AIA's wellness platform AIA Vitality was available for all staff, to help incentivise healthy decision ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street in drunken sailor's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... was spurring spending and lifting economic activity. Now the Fed is taking away money, money, money from the system (and raising interest rates) and the ECB has already stated that it would end QE by the end of this year. The Fed's actions have lifted ...

Chief economist update: Thanks for nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... faces now. These were resolved by money, when the Fed and other major central banks flooded the system with liquidity. By raising interest rates (along with QE tapering), the Fed is siphoning liquidity from the rest of the world. It's a no brainer. ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... investor assets through its nine affiliates. This is its third ETF listing this year. The ETF could be a significant capital raising opportunity for Western Asset, adding more than $100 million in funds under management to the current $604 million in ...