US midterms may breed a lame duck

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With our overall asset class views still favouring growth assets driven by positive views in particular for US equities, the US midterms on November 6th have the potential to upset... Read more continue reading

Low inflation prevails

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Consumer price index Inflation: The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.4 per cent in the September quarter, broadly in line with expectations.... Read more continue reading

AMP updates position on capital and costs following portfolio review

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AMP Limited has provided the following update to its announcement of 3Q18 cashflows and the sale of its wealth protection and mature businesses on 25 October 2018. The Board has... Read more continue reading

Labor’s franking credits policy ‘flawed, inequitable’

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The Labor Party’s proposal to abolish refundable franking credits is “flawed, inequitable and fails to meet the policy intent of improving the integrity of dividend imputation for all taxpayers”. The... Read more continue reading

Record-high Aussie life expectancy, WA building approvals hit 17-year low

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Building approvals; Consumer sentiment; Life expectancy Life expectancy: Life expectancy at birth stands at 82.5 years for all Aussies – amongst the highest in the world. Life expectancy for females remained... Read more continue reading

Super sector faces rising costs as funds fight for active members

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Super funds are battling to improve active member ratios while operating costs per member are rising across the sector, with long-term implications for the sustainability of smaller funds. These are just some of... Read more continue reading

PPS Mutual announces second profit share assignment to members

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Specialist insurance company PPS Mutual has announced the profits that have been assigned to members for the 2017-18 financial year, with members to receive 7 per cent of their total... Read more continue reading

Real return funds go defensive and reduce equities exposure

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Real return funds that can flex their asset allocations to suit market conditions have significantly reduced their equities exposure, according to Zenith. Among Zenith’s rated universe of real return funds,... Read more continue reading

Insight Investment’s global economic outlook for the week ahead (week beginning 29 October 2018)

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The multi asset team at Insight Investment notes “ This week we see a raft of top tier macro data released, with PMIs and labour market data the main focus.... Read more continue reading

IML celebrates 20 years of investing in Australian equities with 20 lessons from the market

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Anton Tagliaferro, Investment Director, and the investment team at IML reflect on 20 years of ‘quality and value’ investing and lessons learnt in Australian equities. Investors Mutual Ltd (IML) is... Read more continue reading