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Further monetary stimulus risks woeful asset returns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... most recently from 'bond king' Bill Gross - for central banks to consider US economist Milton Friedman's helicopter money theory, whereby monetary stimulus is provided straight to the pockets of consumers via tax rebates or other means. Detractors say ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
An Australian superannuation fund hosting your next pub trivia night could soon be a reality if it is not already happening, according to experts in behavioural science. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference ...

Investment under microscope at ASFA conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... and fintech." He added historical risk management frameworks rely heavily on neoclassical economics and modern portfolio theory and as such there is an under-emphasis on risk, and it is difficult to determine its long-term nature. "A broader range of ...

Imputation's economic effects unclear: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... paper, Dividend Imputation and the Australian Financial System: What do we know?, Davis said a review of the evidence and theory about imputation left a "very inconclusive" view on imputation's effects. He said there are two polar views on dividend imputation ...

Myonlineadvisers teams up with US robo firm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... advantage of low cost automation," Sutherland said. "We think this will sit well with ASIC as it takes modern portfolio theory to a whole new level and recognises that no one size fits all. It will also deepen the value of the adviser's customer engagement. ...

Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... 'ey? This or the Politburo (the non-capitalists that they are) have not yet heard about British economist David Ricardo's theory on comparative advantage. The theory posits that, "...a country should specialize in producing and exporting only those goods ...

Legg Mason retirement income fund delivers solid return

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Advisers attending Legg Mason's Sydney Symposium will hear first-hand how portfolio construction theory was modernised and risk-return charts flipped in developing a one-of-a-kind retirement income fund.

Round and round we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... 17,200. This bodes well for consumer spending as full-timers have a greater sense of job security and income permanence. A theory developed by Nobel prize-winning economist Milton Friedman known as "Permanent Income Hypothesis". Similarly, while the ...

Graccident averted (yet again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... and their respective 10-year bond yields dropped (except for Ireland which added a basis point to 1.66%). Never mind game theory and what have yous, the performance of the financial markets alone, especially that in the Eurozone, over the past few weeks ...

Game theory theorises no Grexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... argument for no Grexit. It's a piece written by Jon Hartley on Forbes magazine titled, "Greece And The Troika's 'Grexit' Game Theory". You can read it here. Jon argues that, "With respect to Europe's decision on whether or not to kick Greece out of the ...