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Chief economist update: Betting on down rather than up?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) - more like the oft-repeated statements from other central banks saying "the risks are evenly balanced" - but Governor Adrian Orr's clarification that the current official cash rate (OCR) of 1.75 would remain "at this level ...

Are SMSF investors too conservative?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... between $200,000 and $500,000 are akin to capital stable investors. "SMSFs between $500,000 and $1 million are akin to balanced investors and SMSFs above these amounts are akin to balanced-growth investors," the report said. The Productivity Commission ...

ClearView defends arrested director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... employer National Superannuation Fund (NASFUND) attempted to remove and replace the current fund manager of the Pacific Balanced Fund. Melanesian Trustee Services is both the licensed trustee and the current manager of the fund. ClearView said Brown ...

Chief economist update: ECB on track for exit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... devaluations..." As final word: "The risks surrounding the euro area growth outlook can still be assessed as broadly balanced. Uncertainties related to global factors, notably the threat of protectionism, remain prominent. Moreover, the risk of persistent ...

Member takes $50 billion industry fund to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... looking at all the factors that determine the sustainability of an investment, which involves considering ESG risks in a balanced manner with other investment risks. "Therefore, we do not include or exclude an investment solely on a single risk or issue ...

Super funds underplay risk profiles: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... challenge faced by super funds when it comes to reporting the riskiness of the investment options they have on offer. A 'balanced,' 'growth' and 'defensive' option can differ significantly among super funds, Monash Business School ...

Franklin Templeton appoints managing director

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... products from both Asian institutions and high net worth individuals, for more goals-based investment strategies including balanced products, target date and target risk funds, retirement income products, global macro and unconstrained long-only strategies ...

Chief economist update: The Goldilocks rate of interest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... that familiar refrain, "With a strong job market, inflation close to our objective, and the risks to the outlook roughly balanced, the FOMC believes that - for now - the best way forward is to keep gradually raising the federal funds rate." Then again ...

Praemium FUA surpasses $8bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... (UAE). It gained regulatory approval from the Securities and Commodities Authority to offer three Smartfunds (growth, balanced and cautious) and two Smartfund 80% protected funds (growth and balanced) in UAE. Chief executive Michael Ohanessian said he ...

Balanced portfolios better than chasing winners: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... the previous year's top performing asset class would have finished 29% worse off than if they had invested in a sample balanced fund over the 20-year period covered in the report. Russell Investments client portfolio manager Scott Fletcher said there ...