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Passive is a Faustian bargain: Ariel CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
Ariel Investments' global equities chief investment officer, Rupal J. Bhansali, believes passive investors have made a "deal with the devil" in focusing on lower costs at the expense of higher risks. Explaining her position, Bhansali told a media briefing ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
The latest lending stats out of the Eurozone continue the developing good news story in the single currency area despite the lingering political uncertainty - elections in France, the Netherlands and Germany - Brexit and continuing terrorist threat ...

Bad credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
Good one month, not so good the next. This is the story of private sector credit in Australia - the month-on-month growth rates, at least. Total private sector credit went up by a lower than expected 0.2% in the month of January - the slowest pace since ...

Pricing error shaves $2.2m off Australian Ethical profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
The cost of remediating a unit pricing error drove Australian Ethical Investments' 1H17 profits down 62% to $0.5 million. The consolidated net profit, which includes the results of the Australian Ethical Foundation, was also impacted by employment restructure ...

Future Generation to donate $6.8m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
Future Generation Investment Company is on track donate $6.82 million to charities despite reporting a large drop in revenue and profit. Future Generation will deliver a significant donation in October to charities with a focus on children at risk and ...

Hostplus commits further to Australian VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
Hostplus has now invested more than $350 million in Australian venture capital initiatives, having made a significant investment in a seed-stage VC firm recently. Hostplus invested $85 million in Artesian, which provides a pre-screened funnel for more ...

Omega unveils equity income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
Melbourne investment manager Omega Global Investors appointed John Moore as portfolio manager of its new Omega Australian Equity Income Fund. Moore aims to target after-tax returns designed for specific outcomes, which include low volatility, low drawdown ...

A good set of numbers (almost)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
It was good. Nay, it was very good. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on company profits helped explain the latest jump in the NAB survey that showed business conditions increased by 6 points to a reading of +16 in January - the highest ...

Minto joins EQT board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
Equities Trustees is pressing to become Australia's leading trustee company with a major appointment to its board. Joining the EQT board as a non-executive director is former TAL managing director Jim Minto. He is also a former chair of the Association ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
Perhaps we'll have clearer skies by Wednesday. One that will affect economies and financial markets everywhere. Wednesday (or Tuesday night US time), is the day when US President Donald Trump speaks before the joint-session of Congress, where he, hopefully ...