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No more slack?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
It was the surprise that wasn't. US non-farm payrolls declined by 33,000 in September and it followed an upwardly revised 169,000 gain (from +156,000) in the previous month. Sure the extent of the fall was less than market consensus for a 100,000 addition ...

Asset managers tested, remain optimistic: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Following years of high profit margins and revenues rising parallel to AUM growth, majority of asset managers remain undeterred about the radical changes sweeping the industry, latest research shows. About 78% of global asset managers canvassed in State ...

Derivatives specialist opens Sydney office, appoints Australia head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
One of the world's largest derivatives marketplaces is establishing a local presence in Sydney, appointing a head of Australia in the process. CME Group's new Sydney office will be led by Simon Raybould, who was previously a non-executive director at ...

Life insurance complaints down: FOS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Disputes surrounding investments, advice and life insurance accounted for 9% of all disputes accepted at the Financial Ombudsman Service of Australia last financial year. In its annual report FOS outlined that of the 22,475 disputes it accepted over ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Forget about the ANZ and NAB's call for the RBA to remove at least the "emergency accommodation" that brought the official cash rate to a record low of 1.5%. If the recent trend in Australian consumer spending - or in this case, not spending - continues ...

Family-owned companies beating equity markets across all regions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Credit Suisse research reveals that cumulatively, family-owned companies have beaten the MSCI AC World Index by 55% over the past decade. Credit Suisse defines family-owned businesses as those where founders or descendants of founders have at least ...

Factor-based investment demand strengthens: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Despite their complexity, the demand for factor-based investment products is forecast to accelerate over the next five years, latest research shows. Allocations to factor-based strategies among global institutional and retail portfolios reached 17% ...

XPLAN expands adviser training offer

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Industry software provider IRESS recently enhanced its training offer to include CPD point accreditation and introduced a program of structured learning pathways. The changes to XPLAN education and training took effect this week, and include a program ...

Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
They might be expanding at a slower rate but they're still expanding. The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing and services indices both slowed in September from August but remained above the 50 expansion/contraction line. ...

Millennial super fund creates advisory board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
A technology-focused millennial superannuation fund has appointed APRA and Ellerston luminaries to its newly-created advisory board at the same time as slashing member fees. The advisory board for Spaceship will be led by former APRA executive general ...