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Douglass makes case for Magellan turnaround

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... after disappointing returns last year. While 2016-17 benefited from what Douglass described as a "buoyant time for global stocks" - the MSCI World Net Total Return Index surged from 0.4% to 14.7% - Magellan also managed to add a further 0.6% on the fund's ...

SQM rolls out low-cost adviser platform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... advisers for subscriptions starting at $3000, the platform covers analysis of more than 9000 managed funds and ASX-listed stocks along with automated property valuations. It also provides a "portfolio blending" service which will ultimately enable advisers ...

Former Wallabies captain joins Stockspot

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
A former Australian Wallabies captain will lead Stockspot's new partnership strategy on a consultative basis, with financial advisers and accountants firmly in his sights. Stirling Mortlock, who led the Australian national rugby union side from 2006 ...

Managing the three pillars of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... which Teh described as "the first triple-objective fund launched in Australia" - holds a concentrated portfolio of 20 to 40 stocks and aims for a greater income return than the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index over rolling five-year periods. "It takes ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... forward orders component rising to a reading of 4 in June from 3 in the previous month; exports increasing to 2 from 0 and stocks being replenished (up to 5 from 3 in May) and "capital expenditure rebounding". This is consistent with the Australian Industry ...

Macrovue appoints former Arena MD

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... and a number of other high net-worth investors. Macrovue enables users to buy and track customisable portfolios of global stocks or exchange-traded funds via its platform. Macrovue was one of the few startups invested in by AMP's venture capital business ...

Aussie large cap funds underperforming: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... capitalisation biases among our rated funds were the average underweight to the S&P/ASX 20 (13%), and the average 7% overweight to stocks outside of the S&P/ASX 200 Index," he said.

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... added strength going forward; and contracting inventories (down to 49.0 from 51.5) - suggesting increased production as stocks are replenished. The ISM report, again, highlighted the theme of strong employment (57.2 from 53.5 in May) and easing inflation ...

Bennelong launches new fund, hires analyst

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... assist in its management. The new Bennelong Emerging Companies Fund will invest primarily in micro and small capitalisation stocks listed on the ASX and will be managed in the same vein as BAEP's existing Australian equity funds. Bennelong investment ...

Goodments outshines at WAMTech PitchFest

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... WAMTech PitchFest. Goodments, which uses environmental, social and governance data to help retail investors screen for stocks based on sustainability factors, impressed judges who noted the ingenuity and originality of the company's solution. "I would ...