Investment case for Asia not just about growth

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Asian companies with healthy balance sheets are in a strong position to weather the current market volatility, reward shareholders with higher dividend payments and share buybacks, and to look for... Read more continue reading

Multiport SMSF investment patterns survey

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To get a closer insight into where SMSF trustees invest, Multiport regularly undertakes an analysis of our SMSF’s investments to look at the up to date asset allocation and investment... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights: What next for China?

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After Europe and the US have effectively played a tag team in causing consternation for investors over the last six months, it seems China may be joining in as well. ... Read more continue reading

CommSec: State & territory performance report

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How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment, construction work done; population... Read more continue reading

RBA flags rates cuts if growth risks escalate

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Minutes of the last Reserve Bank Board meeting suggest that policymakers are increasingly concerned about the strength of the domestic economy. While the minutes suggest a neutral monetary policy stance... Read more continue reading

What next for central banks?

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Alan Greenspan retired in 2006 after five terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve and was feted by Wall Street and Washington – he was long considered to be among... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights: Outcome based investing – new ways of managing multi asset portfolios

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Almost a decade ago I thought we had come into a world of lower and more volatile investment returns, after the well above average returns of the 1980s and 1990s. ... Read more continue reading

In two speed world economy, one region provides two thirds of global growth

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We inhabit a two-speed economic world – and the growth differential between buoyant East and depressed West is getting wider. More than two thirds of all global growth this year... Read more continue reading

S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Income Index Series launched

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S&P Indices and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today launched a comprehensive package of benchmarking tools for fixed interest investments in Australia: The S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Income Index Series. The... Read more continue reading

ETF industry grows during market uncertainty

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The BetaShares Australian ETF Review for September indicates a reversal from a month of net redemptions in August. In September, the ETF industry returned to growth with units outstanding increasing... Read more continue reading