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Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Central bank decisions, forward guidance or even a word change in policy statements move markets. Not that anyone has to be reminded about this truism of course. The world's four major central banks - the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE - and the ...

Greater adoption of tech in new world of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Advisers are allocating more of their annual budgets to fund technology solutions, with about three-quarters of advisers planning to spend and invest more in advice and financial planning technologies over the next 12 months. That is a key finding of ...

Grant Samuel finalises fifth partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
Grant Samuel Funds Management formed a new partnership with a Melbourne-based global equities manager. Munro Partners' long/short global equities fund - the Munro Global Growth Fund - will be distributed in Australia and New Zealand by GSFM, which has ...

Agriculture high on industry fund agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
Australian superannuation funds could take the country's agriculture sector to the next level in global competitiveness but they will need help in doing so. Industry Super Australia has published a discussion paper that responds to calls for the $2 ...

Funds management not up to scratch: ASIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
The funds management industry has demonstrated broad commitment to its legal obligations but is still falling short in a number of areas. In a report issued yesterday, ASIC found that responsible entities operating managed funds on behalf of retail ...

Major US pension fund divests Australian coal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
The largest educator-only pension fund in the world is divesting from all non-US thermal coal holdings, including Australia-based Whitehaven Coal. The US$206.5 billion California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) teachers' retirement board ...

Confidence: the business/household divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
Yesterday's NAB Monthly Business Survey report confirmed that the first quarter slowdown in Australia's economic growth (to 1.7% from 2.4% in the December quarter) was anything but transitory. Although the business conditions index dipped by one point ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
Limited investment by super funds in Australia's venture capital sector is holding back the growth of innovation, says the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. According to a new research report, institutional capital - predominately ...

Industry giant joins ACSI

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
A giant of the super industry is the newest member of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. TCorp, which manages more than $80 billion on behalf of a range of NSW public sector and related agencies, has joined the association, bringing ...

Cloudy skies in the land of the rising sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
With the prices of Australia's major commodity exports - coal and iron ore -- trending lower this year, let's all spend a minute silence and pray that yesterday's report of a massive slump in exports - down 8.0% in the month of April - was indeed an ...