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Microequities AM launches microcap global fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... microcap companies with established business models and long term growth pathways. The fund will invest mostly in advanced economies around the world and will draw from the manager's expertise in the asset class. "Microcaps require a specialised investing ...

Oil price fall forces sovereign funds to switch gears

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... "As a result, we expect increasing use of sovereign wealth fund assets to finance budget deficits and support domestic economies." She added that low oil prices are prompting some wealth funds to shift to more liquid assets, which can be used to fund ...

Super non-compliance to cost $44 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... property services, mining, hospitality and manufacturing. Cbus identified total non-payment of SG contributions, "cash economies", "sham contracting" and employer insolvency as the primary causes of non-compliance. "Non-payment of superannuation contributions ...

Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... it predicted two months ago from 3.1% in June and 3.7% one year ago - due to a "further sharp slowdown" in emerging economies and weakening global trade. To wit: "Emerging market challenges, weak trade and concerns about potential output suggest higher ...

CBA embeds ESG into investment, wealth management

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... State, Wealth Management Advice and CommInsure. "We need to be cognisant of the long-term impact our business has on the economies and communities in which we operate," Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev said. "An important part of that is rigorously ...

Pick a number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... (guess?) the interest rate apropos to the prevailing Australian macro setting. Australia, after all, is one of the few economies where monetary policy has not been corrupted by "non-conventional" policies to date... so the rule should still work. This ...

Financial System Inquiry response cut-out-and-keep guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... potential vulnerabilities. "Australia's financial sector regulatory framework needs to be stronger than those of comparable economies." Key measures: By mid-2016: Ensure financial regulators have the tools they need to manage any future financial crisis. ...

Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... "The recent economic news suggests the economy is slowing and we have these developments in China and emerging market economies that could develop in a way that could come back to the hurt the economy and hold down US inflation." Absent the slowing growth ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... technological transformation in our society and among the most affected by the extraordinary change in the global and domestic economies." "Australia's services economy will be even more crucial as we move from one relying on high commodity prices to ...

Monopolies offer best infrastructure returns: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... that the regulator is separate from the influence of government and that tends not to be the case in emerging market economies. You also want recourse to a legal court which is independent of both," said Robertson.