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Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... Iran have recently issued statements promising to respond "with force" to any new acts of aggression on Syria by the US. The hope is cooler heads will prevails but with unpredictable Trump's fingers on the launch code, anything can happen. Trump has ...

New alliance to encourage female planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... ability to change people's lives," Lovett said. "We know making a difference is something more people are looking for and hope to see the number of female financial planners in Australia grow steadily in the years ahead." At present, the FPA's membership ...

Korea scopes out Aussie asset management market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... at sectors of particular interest. "Korean asset managers are excited about future ventures into the Australian market and hope to forge new investment partnerships with Australian financial institutions. We continue to deepen our knowledge of the Australian ...

Perennial Value launches microcap strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
Australian equities manager Perennial Value is hoping to take advantage of strong returns from the sub $500 million companies market with the launch of a new microcap strategy. The Perennial Value Microcap Opportunities Trust will invest in a portfolio ...

Two-year road to Brexit begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... for an orderly withdrawal. We will approach these talks constructively and strive to find an agreement. In the future, we hope to have the United Kingdom as a close partner." The EU president's statement also noted that he has convened the European Council ...

FICAP fundraiser ready to rock

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... annual charity concert. A track day in a Lotus, dinner with Aussie cricket legend Brett Lee, a luxury weekend for two at Hope Estate, mentoring with Macquarie's Shemara Wikramanayake, a bottle of Penfolds Grange Hermitage 2002, passes to Royal Randwick ...

More fires than hires

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... 24 March - because its targeted at the property market and should not affect interest rates on other economic agents. The hope is that this would gently cool the property market. The risk is... the property market freezes.

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Superannuation industry associations have once again come out strongly against a policy of allowing first home buyers early access to their superannuation to purchase a home. Following comments this week from Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar, who ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
"The February NAB Monthly Business Survey gave back the surprisingly strong gains seen in the previous month..." This was the opening line of the NAB report on business confidence and business conditions for February. How much were given back? Business ...

Liftoff imminent at Spaceship

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The countdown is on at fledgling start-up and technology-focused superannuation product-provider Spaceship, as chief executive Paul Bennetts attempts to convert his waitlist of 22,000 into a $1 billion fund. Touring around multiple start-up hubs this ...