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Chief economist update: No sweat says BOC on Trump tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
US President Donald Trump has again upped the rhetoric against China (which of course, brought back trepidation over an escalation of the trade war) and most recently he went on attack against his own central bank - the US Federal Reserve. Apparently ...

Chief economist update: A pretty picture of the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
"I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself, what a wonderful world." I apologise for mixing my song lyrics but, you're as cold as ice (Foreigners) if yesterday's report on Australia's labour ...

VanEck adds two to Australian team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
VanEck has made hires for its investment and operations team to support its Australian ETF business. Cameron McCormack is joining VanEck's investment team as a senior associate. He previously worked at Pacific Life Re Australia as a pricing and ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
Some would call it karma, for many it's just the plain and simple truism that a trade war is a lose-lose proposition. In his quest to "make America great again" and under the guise of "national security", US President Donald Trump kicked off with ...

Independent planning firm jumps into agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Growth Farms' recently launched farm leasing fund picked up a cornerstone investment from a $1 billion advisory group. Providence Wealth has made a "substantial" investment in the fledgling Australian Agricultural Lease Fund, making it the fund's cornerstone ...

Westpac investment arm awards real estate mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
A $10 billion investment arm of Westpac has awarded a mandate to a multi-asset manager, as it broadens its approach to listed real estate assets. Principal Global Investors Australia said it has picked up a number of investment mandates, including from ...

Chief economist update: Weak wages a puzzle, could become a problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
"I think the economy's in a really good place. As I mentioned, unemployment is now 4%... which is the lowest it's been in 20 years. The other thing that's good that's been happening is for five years we've seen people coming back ...

Sovereign investors change tack: Invesco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
Equities have overtaken bonds in the portfolios of sovereign wealth investors, according to Invesco which interviewed 126 central bank and sovereign wealth managers. Asia Pacific sovereign wealth investors are eyeing alternative investments and picking ...

EU to offer cross-border pension scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
The European Union is closer to establishing a cross-border pension scheme that operates under one jurisdiction and ultimately gives consumers more choice. The Pan-European Personal Pension product (PEPP) is a voluntary pension, aiming to give consumers ...

EM bonds attractive despite pullback: Eaton Vance

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
The long-term case for emerging markets in bond portfolios is still strong, even though investors have pulled out billions in recent weeks, according to Eaton Vance. Investor sentiment on emerging markets swung negative in recent weeks on concerns over ...