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Consumer (un)confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
Consumers' mood dictates their spending. Happy consumers spend happily, supporting economic growth. Unhappy ones stay at home and sulk.

Fidelity adds 12 funds to mFunds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Fidelity International has joined the ASX's mFund Settlement Scheme, adding 12 funds to the service.

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
The Government should step in to boost investment in technology and innovation in the financial services sector by offering incentives and removing the biggest barriers, a panel of high profile professional investors has said.

Bad news on global activity and prices is the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
The overriding reason behind the recent turn in sentiment are expectations that central banks would need to do something, anything, very soon to prevent the slowing global activity and inflation from becoming self-feeding.

Folkestone A-REIT fund added to BT Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Folkestone Maxim Asset Management has had its A-REIT Securities Fund added to the BT Wrap platform.

Fiducian reports solid funds under management growth

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Fiducian Group has boosted its after tax net underlying profit as well its funds under management, advice and administration in the half year to December 2015.

Blue Sky lifts profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has lifted its half year net profit after tax to $4.4 million, up 69% on the first half of FY15.

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
The underlying growth in dividends paid by Australian companies grew 14.8% in 2015, comfortably ahead of the 9.9% rise in global dividends.

A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
But a cheaper currency also leads to a decrease in demand for imports from the "global economy" - in the present case, mainly emerging markets - slowing their respective economies further, necessitating lower interest rates to lower their currencies ...

HNWIs foresee bullish 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  SATURDAY, 20 FEB 2016
The majority of high-net-worth investors intend to use more of their cash reserves in 2016, according to research by deVere Group.