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2017 to usher in stock-picker renaissance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
Janus Capital head of research Carmel Wellso believes the art of stock-picking is coming back in vogue as investors turn away from yield in pursuit of growth. Speaking to Financial Standard in Sydney, Wellso said that bottom-up active management had ...

Human Super pitches product designed for women

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
Human Super, the latest superannuation product specifically crafted for women, will soon launch in Australia. Co-founded by Mike Walpole and Kuba Tymula, the product hopes to reach out to women who the co-founders see as massively underserved by the ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
The latest lending stats out of the Eurozone continue the developing good news story in the single currency area despite the lingering political uncertainty - elections in France, the Netherlands and Germany - Brexit and continuing terrorist threat ...

A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
Two accelerations and one of moderation - this is the story painted by the latest updates on US, Eurozone and Japanese purchasing managers' index (PMI). While it still remains above the 50-expansion/contraction mark (for the 12th straight month), Markit's ...

A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
"Beware the ides of March". This quote had always been imbued with a sense of foreboding because this day marked the assassination of Julius Caesar back in 44 BC. It shouldn't be for the "ides" was just the fancy way Romans termed the 15th day of March ...

J.P. Morgan fund highly recommended

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... Lonsec has strong conviction the fund can generate risk adjusted returns in line with relevant objectives. "With the current push to low-cost strategies and the rise in passive, we are seeing considerable interest from advisers, and the feedback we have ...

Financial advisers losing communication battle

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
Embattled financial advisers need to find better ways to communicate their value to clients if they are to remain relevant in an automated world. Speaking at a media roundtable, newly appointed Morningstar chief executive Kunal Kapoor told reporters ...

FPA educating future planning generation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... connections to high schools that are eager to do presentations around career opportunities," De Gori said. Continuing the push towards professionalism remains a driver for the FPA also, with De Gori believing that the passing of the FPA's Ongoing Fees ...

Asia driving infrastructure deal activity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Asia recorded US$131 billion in infrastructure asset deals in 2016, the highest of any region. Preqin research found the total value of infrastructure deals in 2016 reached an all-time high of US$413 billion, with Asia driving the majority of deal value. ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... time and given the US economy's momentum and Trump's reflationary policy, it's looking likely that the Fed would be able to push through its forecast three 25 bps rate hikes next year. However, expectations of higher US interest rates would further boost ...