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Staggering annuities can fund retirement shortfall

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... short-term annuities, which can be cashed out at any time, operate in a way that provides immediate and deferred income, supply for a rainy day - and provide an early inheritance. The beauty of gifting earlier, which he began four years ago, rather than ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... balance of the year." The chief executive said 2018 will be the first year for a long time where there is going to be net supply from governments "that's not totally knocked up by central bank buying through their QE programs." He adds the "marginal ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... board's expectations for iron ore prices "to fall in the period ahead because of the ongoing expansion of global iron ore supply following an extended period of strong investment. Members also noted that Chinese steel production per capita was likely ...

Chief economist update: The dog ate my growth target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... down on debt, excessive leverage, risky loans (through shadow banking) has gone horribly wrong. Growth in China's M2 money supply accelerated to 8.6% in the year to January from 8.2% the previous month. This is faster than market expectations for an ...

Grant Thornton adds financial services partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... retail clients benefit from specialised advisory services including commercial finance, category management, end-to-end supply chain management, process optimisation, technology strategy and property services.

Product agnostic planners boost ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... of the market slowing either. Cerulli predicts more institutional players entering the space, bringing greater product supply and innovation. "Institutional engagement in this market is also expected to rise, with Cerulli hearing of more and more professional ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... - not enough to cover the basics, she added. Szoke is calling on the chiefs of clothing brands to ensure workers in the supply chain earn more than enough by publishing a step-by-step strategy outlining how this would be achieved. As for the Federal ...

Lendlease and Canadian pension fund enter $2.6bn investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... operations Dan Labbad said: "In recent decades, structural shifts in the housing market have meant that demand has outstripped supply in the private rented sector, leading to a shortfall of homes in London and across the UK." "Today's announcement is ...

Global wealth manager champions embattled digital currencies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... taken several actions against bitcoin, dating back to 2013 - is now looking to ban Chinese miners, who are estimated to supply about three-quarters of the world's bitcoin.

RARE partners with WaterAid

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... organisation WaterAid by funding the development of infrastructure projects in East Timor. The project will provide tanks, water supply systems and underground pipelines to bring clean and safe drinking water to communities, construct household toilets ...