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The recesssion we longed to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
There was weeping and gnashing of teeth following the release of the latest Australian capex data for it was bad. It's bad, it's bad that we get to see the "R" word back in print. "Capex: Business investment plans at 'recessionary' levels" (abc.net) ...

InvestSense launches asset allocation guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... expected returns, the second section delves into medium-term themes that could affect these estimates (like geopolitics, macro-economics, demographics, etc) and finally the Economic Summary looks at short-term indicators that tend to be quickly discounted ...

UBS hands wealth management business to senior staff

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... 2015. Assets of clients will be custodised with a global triple A rated custodian. Crestone intends to access UBS's global macro-economic and local equities research and its capital markets deal flow. "Our objective is to create Australia's first independent ...

Western unconstrained strategy wins first mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... tricky environment and duration is hard to call so investors are happy to hand it over to someone else that can make that macro call and manage it against the type of credit risk that's also allowed within these funds," Kirkham said. Dale said that Western's ...

Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... structural positives and closed nature of the economy make the country an ideal place to be in a 'zero rates' world," Saxo Asia macro strategist Kay Van-Petersen said. He added that the key is taking out 15 to 20% of "bureaucratic red tape, corruption ...

No inflation but no growth either: Janus Capital

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... hasn't worked as well as anyone would hope given the amount of liquidity that's been pumped into markets. "It's a very simple macro story. We need growth," he said. "Countries are trying to devalue to become more competitive and drive growth but if there's ...

Perpetual boosts multi-asset team

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... within the diversified strategies team. Sherwood will continue to conduct financial market research and provide his regular macro-economic reports to clients. Two new investment analyst roles have also been created in the team. "We continue to see growth ...

Super breaks $2trn on way to $9trn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... progressively to 12% will change the distribution of who receives higher contributions in dollar terms, Rainmaker said in macro-economic terms contributions inflows are already equivalent to 18% of national wages and salaries. "SG rising to 12% will ...

RBA rate cut: earlier and more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
What a difference a week makes. Looks like it's gonna happen in May with a slight chance of April was what I typed on this space seven days ago. Yes Virginia, 'twas about the when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would next cut the official cash ...

Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
Deflation, rising debt and dampening economic outlooks that are limiting returns expectations are forcing investors to pursue more positive opportunities overseas rather than invest in Australia. Australia is becoming less attractive because even though ...