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IRESS acquires market data firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... from exchanges and other data providers to clients globally with a focus on North America, Europe and Asia. The total purchase price is on a debt and cash free basis, with a material portion subject to earn out performance criteria through to the end ...

Former Gold Coast adviser banned

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... reviewed during Renneberg's tenure at Austplan shows he received referrals from GM Homes Australia to help their clients purchase investment properties through SMSFs he would help establish. In doing so, Renneberg failed to provide appropriate financial ...

Chief economist update: ECB exit proves premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... back monetary policy towards normality. But perhaps, it was a little too soon when it ended its â,¬2.6 trillion asset purchase programme (APP) on 31 December 2018. More so because it sent the euro/US$ rate climbing back up - a lever it could have used ...

Super fund achieves first carbon neutral portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... National Carbon Offset Standard. The buildings received an average NABERS rating of 5.1 stars, which became 6 stars with the purchase of carbon offsets. To meet the requirements of the standard, Local Government Super purchased dual credit offset units ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
As if the world hasn't had enough of the overhanging pall engendered by lingering trade tensions, US President Trump is about to raise the stakes and expand the scope to currency manipulators. This I learned from The New York Times (NYT) on May ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... actually lower than in the 10% scenario because tariff-inclusive prices could become so high that consumers may start to purchase substitute goods. Concludes higher tariffs likely to create large economic distortions and reduce US tariff revenues." And ...

Zenith acquires New Zealand firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... of acquiring an overseas business as it expands into offshore markets. Zenith has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with NZX Limited to acquire New Zealand research business FundSource. FundSource has supplied analysis to financial ...

Chief economist update: Japan becomes collateral damage in US-China trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
In any war, there's bound to be those that are caught in the crossfire and others treated as collateral damage. The global stock market rout that developed as a result of the renewed "little squabble" (as Trump recently put it) between the US and ...

Lonsec to acquire in-house managed account offerings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... advisers transition away from conflicted advice models by acquiring their in-house managed portfolios. Lonsec is offering to purchase in-house managed portfolio solutions from advice licensees, allowing advisers to focus on providing advice to their ...

Chief economist update: The tweet that reignited the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Once again, US President Donald Trump proved to the entire planet that the only thing predictable about him is his unpredictability. With just two tweets, POTUS reignited hostilities (and perhaps an escalation) of the US-China trade war, spooking financial ...