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Japanese businesses have sunnier mood

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... quarter 2015) when it decided to expand its Quantitative and Qualitative Easing policy ( QQE) into "QQE with a negative interest rate" policy.

PIMCO fund "Highly Recommended"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
A global investment manager recently received a "Highly Recommended" rating for an actively-managed fixed interest fund. The PIMCO Income Fund had its previous "Recommended" rating upgraded by Zenith Investment Partners. It is now rated at the highest ...

Super reforms will drive advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... which will take effect on 1 July: The removal of fund-capped contribution limits; The establishment of a new accumulation interest for retail super funds when paying a super lump sum as a result of a commutation authority issued under the transfer balance ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the Australian central bank to announce no change in interest rates this month. Yes, there's nothing remotely interesting in that. What's interesting is that while consensus expectations ...

Aussie investors push tobacco exclusions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
A global active fund manager says Australia is at the forefront of the shift towards ex-tobacco investment portfolios. Vontobel Asset Management global equities portfolio manager Ramiz Chelat said majority of the firm's assets in Australian mandates ...

Unclear disclosure costs bank $5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... refunded $20 million. Customers with Citibank-branded credit cards have been refunded the amount of the fee charged plus interest. It will also refund more than $48,000 to 30,174 Virgin Money credit card customers for overcharging 0.1% on international ...

Global SMA rated superior

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... being caught in traditional manager approaches; this is why the Loftus Peak commentary created significant discussion and interest at our recent global equities Adviser Roundtable Series."

Not our job to protect big insurers: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... mutual structure and overseen by an administrator, Summerhayes argued this represented a "fundamental realignment of interest, fostering a spirit of co-operation." In order for life insurers to compete with this, Summerhayes said companies need to "develop ...

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... available within its mandate." Financial markets took this as guidance that the ECB would not only taper but also raise interest rates as soon as the first quarter of 2018. The euro jumped from US$1.0541 on 8 March to US$1.0577 on ECB meeting day and ...

Perennial Value launches microcap strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... Andrew Smith said the product was created following discussions with investors and their advisers, in which they expressed interest in accessing Perennial's experience to invest in microcap opportunities. "These investors want a proven, professional ...