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The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... President-elect of America. No one, or so it seems, like him. Not the media - mainstream and social. Not the financial markets. Not a few foreign leaders. Not even his own party. Heck, even Republican former president Bush junior didn't vote for Republican ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... will be much more difficult to predict how either a Trump or Clinton presidency will affect economies and shape financial markets around the globe, which is why it is critical trustees adhere to their long-term investment strategies and don't have a ...

Retirement fears herald advice opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... retirement, attributed to the stall in the growth of assets held in APRA-regulated funds as a result of unstable financial markets and a poor overall performance of the ALL ORDS. A further 30% of the 20,800 members surveyed said they are "somewhat confident" ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... uncertainty surrounding the 2016 US presidential polls at least in the short term... whoever wins. Not only are financial markets trading on the side of caution - the VIX "fear" index has risen another 2% at the close of trade last Friday to a reading ...

Macquarie reports $1bn net profit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... Capital markets-facing business - that is, Macquarie Securities Group, Macquarie Capital and Commodities and Financial Markets - delivered $695 million to the net profit, which Macquarie's results presentation said was "broadly in line" with 1H16 and ...

CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... wants to be caught with their pants down swimming against the tide for the tide has turned after the CPI report. Financial markets are now pricing in an 4% chance that the RBA would cut interest rates minutes before the horses come out of the starting ...

The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... November US presidential elections) won't have a bearing on the decision. Sure, sure. Yes, and it seems that financial markets are not buying what they're selling. Or at least only 20% bought - according to Bloomberg, "Futures are assigning just a 1 ...

Asia-Pacific leads global HNW population and wealth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... management firms grew to 76.2% in Q1 2016, up from 63.7% in Q1 2015 among Asia-Pacific (excl. Japan) HNWIs. Trust in financial markets also improved during the same period to 68.8% up from 47.8%. Despite the increase in trust, Asia-Pacific (excl. Japan) ...

Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... by passive managers who do not contribute to price formation and hence to the capital allocation function of financial markets." He argued, though, that "talk of how passive investors benefit at the expense of active managers misses two important dimensions ...

ASIC bans Deutsche Bank trader

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... better monitor and detect poor conduct in the future. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said: "The integrity of our financial markets is vitally important and ASIC will take action to remove anyone in the financial services industry who engages in conduct ...