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Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... likely shift investment strategies and potentially higher risk asset allocation in the retirement phase. "Funds seeking yield to deliver retirement income, especially SMSFs which are paying income streams, would need to shift their asset allocation towards ...

Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring ...

Chief economist update: Australia cruising at low altitude

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
Toto, we're still in Kansas! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed the economy grew by 2.4% in the year to the December quarter - a tad slower than the 2.5% annual growth rate recorded in the same quarter of last ...

Macrovue bets on 5G technology

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... listings across the world, placed high-returning stocks in a quantitative overlay, and finally selected stocks expected to yield high returns in the medium to long term. The fintech will charge 80 basis points in fees. Investors will be notified quarterly ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
A global institution is placing $225 million with Aviva Investors to be the asset manager's cornerstone investor for its latest fund launch in Australia. Last month Aviva Investors chief executive Euan Munro revealed the firm, via its new mandate win ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... Bloomberg's headline just about sums up last night's activity on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 index drop by 1.3%; the yield on 10-year Treasuries climb by three basis points to 2.89%; and the Bloomberg dollar spot index appreciate by 0.6%. Blame ...

CBA affirms BBSW position

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... 2012. Original court filings show CBA, from time to time, traded in the bank bill market with the purpose of affecting the yield and the BBSW to its advantage, and to the disadvantage of parties with an opposite exposure to the BBSW. Further, CBA knew ...

Unlisted property top performer in 2017: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Unlisted property funds outperformed most asset classes and delivered returns three times more than Australian equities in 2017. This is according to a joint report compiled by Zenith Investment Partners, MSCI and the Property Funds Association, which ...

Don't time equity returns with interest rates: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
New research dispelling the positive correlation between interest rates and equity returns warns investors not to base investment strategies on this myth. The research analysed the relationship between the official cash rate, government bond yields ...

CFSGAM cuts long-standing investment capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... solutions including Short Term Investments, Australia Fixed Income, Global Credit, Asia Fixed Income, Global Fixed Income, High Yield and Emerging Market Debt - Direct Infrastructure - Active investment and management of infrastructure with 49 assets ...