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Will the real Trump please stand up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... president behind the publicity hound. Their savings depend on it. On the eve of his inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, many investors have been limited to either a wait-and-see attitude or 'buy and sell' on a tweet. It's tough when ...

Legg Mason subsidiary becomes PRI signatory

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
A wholly-owned Legg Mason subsidiary became a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Brandywine Global Investment Management's commitment to the PRI was described by David Hoffman, Brandywine's global fixed income ...

Xero chair resigns to advise Trump

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Xero chairman Chris Liddell will resign from the firm's board to take up a position as an aide to United States President-elect Donald Trump. The financial services software provider told the ASX that Liddell notified the company of his need to step ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. We do not seek to hold on to bits of membership as we leave." "No, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union." UK Prime Minister Theresa May's speech before EU ambassadors in London last night ...

Every American's turning optimist

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index continues to run of rising optimism in the United States following Trump's triumph at the November 2016 US presidential polls. The index - designed by the Investor's Business Daily (IBD) and TechnoMetrica Institute ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... portfolio but without currency hedging. 2. Aussie fund manager London bound An Australian fund manager is expanding to the United Kingdom, opening an office in London. Bennelong Funds Management announced in November it intends to appoint a range of ...

Fintech grows through adviser platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... in 2016. Macrovue is also one of a few Australian companies to have registered with the Internal Revenue Service in the United States, meaning investors are saved the bother of completing paper forms when buying US company stocks. Sahgal said the firm ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
For the first time in its 10-year history, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment is publishing several ESG recommendations specifically targeted at Australian fiduciaries. The document, Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century ...

QIC renews custody mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... fund manager in November 2011. The firm also acts as global custodian for QIC, servicing operations in Ireland and the United States. QIC's executive director of operations and technology Mark McDonald said QIC is pleased to extend the partnership. "As ...

Archaic gender rules mask super benefits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... against discrimination on the basis of gender identity. "In 2015, the Federal Government made a voluntary commitment to the United Nations to remove exemptions for Australian state and territory laws from Australia's national anti-discrimination laws," ...