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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... facility rate at 0.25%; deposit facility rate at minus 0.4%; monthly purchases at €80 billion - at its 21 April meeting. "The focus is now on the implementation of the additional non-standard measures decided on 10 March 2016." In June, the ECB will ...

HUB24 adds three international managers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
HUB24 has added three new international managed portfolios to its platform in a bid to expand Australian investor's ability to directly access professionally managed international portfolios. The new managed portfolios are provided by Arnhem Investment ...

Commodities slump stalling sovereign wealth growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... many sovereign investors producing steady inflows from oil revenues, driving allocation into diversified portfolios with a focus on long-term illiquid assets such as private equity, real estate and infrastructure. However, rapidly falling oil prices ...

SMSFA collaborates for education program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... funds and provide RG 146 in SMSF. Commenting on the collaboration SMSF Association head of education Liz Ward said: "The focus will be the practical application of the knowledge they acquire from the qualification, and we are confident it will enhance ...

Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
The launch of a new ETF which exposes investors to the companies most talked about on social media proves index investing is limited only by product providers' imagination. The new product, launched on the NYSE by Toronto-based alternative fund manager ...

Aussie income managers underperforming

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... said. "Success in 2016 will depend on the ability of fund managers to stick cleanly to their objectives and ensure that the focus remains on long-term performance and sustainable returns."

Perpetual promotes executive to analyst role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... analyst. He joined the firm as a graduate in 2012 and has worked across several divisions. In his new role Phillips will focus on strategies covering mainly consumer discretionary, industrial, chemical and diversified financial companies. Perpetual head ...

Australian system needs "substantial reassessment": SEC veteran

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
In light of news about a potential Royal Commission, former assistant director of the division of enforcement at the US Securities and Exchange Commission Jordan Thomas has said Australia's financial system could benefit from "substantial reassessment." ...

Turnbull highlights ASIC resources boost in Parliament

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
Reiterating that the regulator is the "tough cop on the beat," the Prime Minister has suggested in Parliament that ASIC will be given greater resources as part of a capability review. Responding to Labor MP Clare O'Neil's question about whether Government ...

CommInsure appoints independent review panel

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
CommInsure has appointed its independent claims review panel to address "complex claim assessment." The goal of the panel will be to address issues where CommInsure's claims committee recommends a "complex life insurance claim" be denied; in these instances ...