Calastone successfully completes first phase of blockchain distributed market infrastructure proof-of-concept for the global funds industry

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Calastone, the global funds transaction network, yesterday announced the successful completion of the first phase of its distributed market infrastructure proof-of-concept (PoC) to test the feasibility of using blockchain to develop... Read more continue reading

UK election: a global equity income perspective

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Ben Lofthouse, Portfolio Manager on the Global Equity Income Team, believes the biggest short-term impact on business will be the effect of currency movements. He explains that sterling weakness will... Read more continue reading

What’s driven the stellar growth in LIC listings? Zenith Listed Investment Company Sector Review

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Listed Investment Companies (LICs) have been in vogue in recent years, with a whopping 98% increase in listings between June 2013 and March 2017. In its 2017 Listed Investment Companies... Read more continue reading

Capacity use at 9yr highs. Debit accounts in vogue

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Credit/debit cards; Tourism; Business survey; Petrol; Consumer Confidence Business survey: The NAB business conditions index eased from +12.7 points to +12.0 points in May. The business confidence index eased from... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 6 June, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets mostly declined over the last week, albeit modestly except in Australia where worries about the economy weighed particularly on... Read more continue reading

Key takeaways from PIMCO’s Secular Outlook: Five pivot points to watch

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In a world of insecure stability, investors must prepare for 5 policy pivots that will test markets. In PIMCO’s recently published Secular Outlook, Pivot Points, authors Richard Clarida, Andrew Balls and... Read more continue reading

Mid-single digit returns the outlook for global equities

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Two per cent is the new four per cent for mature economies’ GDP, meaning that the long-term outlook for global equity returns is likely to be in the mid-single digits,... Read more continue reading

Equity Trustees appointed RE to specialist boutique manager

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Equity Trustees has been appointed the responsible entity (RE) for GQG Partners LLC, the specialist global and emerging equities boutique manager founded by ex-Vontobel CIO, Rajiv Jain in partnership with... Read more continue reading

Record exports to China. Flood crimps coal exports

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International trade; China trade Trade surplus: The trade surplus fell from $3,169 million to $555 million in April. The Queensland floods were largely responsible in slashing coal receipts by $2,521... Read more continue reading

Is short money the smart money?

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Zenith Australian Shares – Long/ Short Sector Review Is short money the ‘smart money’? Do investors who short sell possess an information advantage or higher skill than traditional, long-only investors?... Read more continue reading