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Speculation springs eternal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... markets bounce around as... Yes folks, the order of the day would be volatility. To be sure, a 25 basis point interest rate hike isn't much to write mommy home about. The US can take it - more so given the latest growth figures showing that the economy ...

PROFILE: Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... least one Magellan strategy. In July net retail flows to the flagship global fund were $194 million. What's more is there isn't even a formal marketing department. "I do all the writing myself," says Douglass. "When our clients read something they are ...

Zurich launches planner client survey tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... practical ways to work with the client and demonstrate value long before they've even walked in the door." He added that the tool isn't just suited for client sourcing: "It is also a simple and efficient way for advisers to reconnect, and potentially ...

Super investment fees should align with CPI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... Trafford-Walker said. She said currently as funds under management goes up, revenues go up, fees go up, expenses go up and "there isn't necessarily a culture of cost control in some funds management firms - except when you hit stress in markets." On ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... external trustee. "Cost was a big reason for people setting SMSFs up," Lewis added. "But now they're seeing that the return often isn't as good as it would have been if they'd kept their money in a retail or industry fund. And if you look at the stats ...

It's the Fed, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... What gives? Some would argue, like the headlines, that what gives is markets' concern that China's recent priming of the pump isn't enough to get to PM Li's 7.0% target. But me says, Rome wasn't built in a day - monetary policy operates with a lag, give ...

Gloom and doom news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Tsipras' resignation and the subsequent snap elections in Greece brings to the just-approved bail out of Athens. But this isn't Europe's only problem, China - its second biggest trading partner after the US - is too for it is slowing. This slowing speculation ...

PBOC does an SNB

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... 11.2% in the first seven months of 2015 from 11.4% in the period between January and June and 15.7% in December 2014. But hey, isn't this what the Politburo want as it tries to rebalance the economy towards consumption? While financial markets view the ...

Fitzpatricks growth burst all part of the plan

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... in the wings for a long time." He explained that part of the reason advisers were attracted to Fitzpatricks was because it isn't a "traditional licensee"; rather, it's a "client-centric" adviser support services business, which, he added, was owned and ...

September -- morn or mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... want a September lift-off today, so that's what they see, heard and think... today. Tomorrow is another day. Surely, there isn't anything wrong if the Fed lifts interest rates - even tomorrow - if it knows for sure that the economy would be able to handle ...