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Still unsure about POTUS 45

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... and unite the civilised world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth." And of course...these rallying cries: "Together, We Will Make America Strong Again. We Will Make America Wealthy Again. We ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
Australia CB leading indicator The Conference Board leading economic index for Australia advanced by 0.5% to a reading of 104.5 in September from 104.0 in the previous month. This is the highest reading since April last year and takes the year-on-year ...

How advisers are managing US election concerns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Investment updates, meetings and phone calls will be the order of the day for financial advisers as their clients worry about what the US election-driven market turbulence means to them. Fitzpatricks Private Wealth senior financial adviser Leonard Gennusa ...

The twenty-first night of September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... you go cold like December And all you saw were cloudy days..." - September Gospel musician Kirk Franklin's reprisal of 'Earth, Wind & Fire's' classic September could become a hit come the "twenty-first night of September" should re-emergent concerns ...

Super investment poorly communicated

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... Further I found it very difficult when meeting members to answer the question about what the market was going to do. How on earth would I know? It was a major reason why I left financial planning," Garcia said. "Something needs to be done about the delivery ...

Flat markets impact IAG profit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
IAG has reported a 14.1% fall in profit as the insurer juggles the impact of lower returns and adverse weather events. IAG reported its FY16 net profit after tax of $625 million down from $728 million in 2015. A loss the group attributes to "a significantly ...

Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... you've spent all of last week touring Mars would you not notice that the US Federal Reserve had been busily preparing planet earth for another lift... as soon as next month and by more before 2016 becomes 2017. How could we not, when the Feds - FOMC ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
US Empire State manufacturing survey The latest update on the state of the manufacturing sector in New York State was both disappointing and surprising, particularly as it follows stronger-than-expected retail sales and consumer sentiment reports released ...

State Street appointed alternatives custodian at GPIF

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
State Street has been appointed the custodian of alternative investments at Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). The GPIF manages about $1.5 trillion and according to its latest figures, paid State Street about $8.3 million in custodial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
AiG Performance of Construction index Construction activity in Australia continues to slow. The AiG Performance of Construction Index fell to a 13th month low of 45.2 points in March from 46.1 in February. The latest result also marked the fourth straight ...