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Aussie investors push tobacco exclusions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... Australian equities mandate. "At one end we typically hold a lot of consumer staples because they're more durable and have nice economic returns plus the compounding rate of growth - whether it's in emerging markets or sectors like cosmetics and skincare," ...

Still unsure about POTUS 45

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... "The proof of the pudding is in the eating," after all. To be sure, Donald made the right sound bites in his inauguration. Nice one liners that are worthy of, well...Twitter. Here are some of them: "January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the ...

Activity and inflation going Yellen's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
The latest activity and inflation figures out of the US fit in nicely with Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California. Talking about "The Goals of Monetary Policy and How We Pursue Them", Yellen all but confirmed ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
"Not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership of the European Union, or anything that leaves us half-in, half-out. We do not seek to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. We do not seek to hold on to bits of membership ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Australia trade balance It makes a nice sequel to the horror 0.5% contraction in Australia's third quarter GDP growth, a widening of the country's trade deficit, that is. Australia's trade deficit rose by 21.3% to A$1.54 billion in October from A$1.27 ...

CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... strengthens". Needless to say, stronger domestic demand and reduced excess capacity should support growth in wages. A very nice painting of the inflation picture, ey? But as everyone knows, there is one truism about predicting the future... it's always ...

Oil's rally could slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
They were priced at US$26.01 and US$26.91 with Standard Chartered Bank even going on record predicting that prices could drop to US$10 before "money managers in the market conceded that matters had gone too far". These were the price of a barrel of ...

Macquarie Australia's favourite finance brand on social media

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... they are talking about topics their audiences care about and in a way that resonates with them. Social media is no longer a 'nice to have' but needs to play an integral part in every business and marketing strategy," Leidig said. Of the top 20 brands ...

Life insurance code needs clarity: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... sets out the 10-15 main promises that life insurance companies are making to consumers within that document so there's a nice simple section for consumers to go to. "Yes there needs to be rules and processes around having a code of practice but there ...

Capital stewards create value on Main Street

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... in ESG. Bishop said the asset was well liked, it was going to deliver on long-term take or pay coal contracts which were nice and the cashflows were good "but we still couldn't get comfortable with the governance aspect." Hermes EOS co-head Emma Hunt ...