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Don't fear the inflation reaper: Capital Group

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Capital Group investment director Andy Budden believes if you have the requisite experience with different economic cycles, a moderately inflationary environment can be good for equity investors. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Budden discussed ...

Former Provident Capital MD still banned but allowed procedural fairness

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The Federal Court has upheld ASIC's five-year disqualification of the former managing director at Provident Capital but found the Administrative Appeals Tribunal denied the MD procedural fairness in its hearing. ASIC explained that on 20 February 2015 ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Absolute returns, value and global diversification are key thematics that must underscore clients' portfolios in a post-GFC world, according to investment experts speaking at this year's Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out. Held at the Four Seasons ...

Aussie attitudes toward retirement shifting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The number of superannuants making additional contributions to superannuation is declining as the age at which people intend to retire increases. According to recent Roy Morgan studies, more than one in five (20.8%) contributors to superannuation members ...

Pengana drives WHSP finance portfolio up 43pct

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The performance of Pengana Capital Group, which was created following the Hunter Hall merger last year, drove Washington H. Soul Pattinson's 1H18 portfolio up 43.3%. Pengana delivered a $1.9 million contribution to WHSP's net profit during the period. ...

Aussies turn to online trading in droves

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
The number of retail online investors in Australia is the highest it's been since the GFC, the latest insight from Investment Trends shows. According to a new report, 645,000 Australians placed at least one share trade last year, compared to just 640,000 ...

New trust lowers cost for retail access to corporate loan market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Metrics Credit Partners is seeking to raise $303 million for its listed corporate loan trust, giving retail investors more liquid access to a traditionally bank-dominated market. MCP's Master Income Trust (ASX: MXT) successfully raised $516 million ...

Chief economist update: Home cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that the annual growth rate in Australian residential property prices continued to ease in the December 2017 quarter. The "weighted average of eight capital cities" residential property ...

Wealth firm appoints chief financial officer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
The financial services group formerly known as Austock is in the final stages of its rebrand, welcoming a new chief financial officer and formalising its new ASX code and website. Generation Development Group, the parent firm of Generation Life (formerly ...

FASEA releases draft degree equivalence, Code of Ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released its proposed degree equivalence guidelines for existing advisers, as well as its draft Code of Ethics. Under the proposed requirements, existing financial advisers with a bachelor's degree ...