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No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... 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 ended months of speculation over whether Brexit would ...

In-house investment leading mandate charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... up from 281 for the same period in 2015. Entities awarding the most mandates in the last 12 months were AustralianSuper, Prime Super, HESTA, Hostplus and Sunsuper. These five super funds accounted for one-third of all mandates appointed in the period ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... way over the course of the year. Expectations of Fed rate rises went from four to two to one. The UK lost David Cameron as prime minister after Brexit but not the economy's mojo. The US-elected Trump as president and his reflation pronouncements sent ...

Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Speaking at a Financial Services Council breakfast in Sydney, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he would use 2017 to address inconsistencies in super fund governance. He suggested that at present, super fund governance standards are not applied equally ...

Swiss manager acquires Melbourne property

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... involvement in the Asia-Pacific region. We see Melbourne in particular as offering further potential for rental growth in prime locations. As such, we are continuing to look for suitable properties in the city. The same is true of Sydney, where we have ...

Coin flipping better than macro forecasts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Using macroeconomic forecasts to predict global politics isn't too far from flipping a coin, according to Prime Value Asset Management portfolio manager ST Wong. Pointing to the Brexit surprise and Donald Trump's election, Wong said: "You may have more ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... immediately after October's surprise 25 basis point reduction - in order to alleviate the "cash crisis" that was prompted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement that the old 500- and 1,000-denominated Indian rupees would no longer be accepted ...

Locked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... Barring an unforeseen shock (we can never be sure), data says, it's all systems go for the Fed. For it's a go too for Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. That is, he is going to step down following the "no camp's" victory on the referendum over his ...

Prime Value fund added to Macquarie Wrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
The Prime Value Opportunities Fund has been added to the Macquarie Wrap Platform. Managed by Prime Value Asset Management, the Australian equities fund has averaged a return of 13.3% since its inception in November 2012. Aiming to achieve absolute returns ...

Japan ripe for investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... has been consumed and these guys are back in the hospital. The reality of higher dividend streams, off share buybacks and Prime Minister Abe delivering on fiscal policy is starting to come through and I think it is an excellent time to engage." In May ...