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Global PE firm buys Australian office chain

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The Australian and New Zealand operations of business product and solutions provider Staples has been acquired by a global private equity firm for an undisclosed sum. The news of Platinum Equity's acquisition occurs at the same time the firm announced ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... the US dollar. A strong US dollar would play into Trump's protectionist policies - threatening a trade war - and erode America's export competiveness as well as put downward pressure on inflation. Already, the US trade deficit widened to US$48.5 billion ...

Equitise launches group investment platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Crowdfunding specialist Equitise is launching a group investment platform giving retail investors opportunities to back start-ups vetted by high-profile venture capitalists and angel investors. The crowdfunding investment platform is collaborating with ...

Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5% -- where it had been since August last year -- while at the same time offering a positive outlook on the global and domestic economy. Not only has the RBA ...

Instos unclear about ETF value

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
Australian institutional investors are in the middle of an education process when it comes to figuring out what an ETF is, how it works, and how it will benefit them, iShares head of fixed income strategy Matthew Tucker said. Retail and wealth investors ...

NAB launches offshore green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
Answering to strong investor demand, National Australia Bank launched a public offshore green bond valued at €500 million ($690 million). Reported as the first of its kind issued by an Australian bank and the biggest green bond from an Australian ...

VanEck expands investment lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... VanEck's complete suite of passive strategies. Previous to VanEck, Liddell worked in the investment solutions team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London and has also held roles with Goldman Sachs JBWere in private wealth management. "We are delighted ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... markets. While Australian exports to the US accounts for only 5% of total exports, its five biggest export markets have America as their major export market. China's exports to the US accounts for 18% of its overall exports; Japan, 20%; South Korea ...

Buying American

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
"We will have so much winning if I get elected that you may get bored with winning." (Donald Trump) POTUS appears to be fulfilling another of his campaign promises if the latest stats on the country's international trade are anything to go by. The US ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The times they are a-changin'. Three major central banks - the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BOE) - one day after another last week but did many give a hoot? Sure, it was hardly news because all three kept ...