An investment only a mother could love: the case for natural resource equities

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Jeremy Grantham from GMO has written extensively about the long-term prospects for natural resources, but there are advantages to commodity investing beyond potential commodity price appreciation, including diversification and inflation... Read more continue reading

Blue Sky makes another play for New York property

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Cove Property Group (Cove), a joint venture between Blue Sky Alternative Investments and US property investors led by Kevin Hoo, has signed an agreement to acquire its second asset, an... Read more continue reading

Westpac refunds $20 million in credit card foreign transaction fees, as ASIC warns consumers on foreign transaction fees for Australian dollar transactions

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Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has recently refunded approximately $20 million to around 820,000 customers for not clearly disclosing the types of credit card transactions that attract foreign transaction fees. Following... Read more continue reading

Government changes get green light from SMSF Association

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The SMSF Association welcomes many elements of the Government’s first tranche of superannuation reforms, believing it will give the system a much-needed confidence boost and provide greater flexibility, fairness and... Read more continue reading

Happy 25th birthday Australian economy

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National accounts Record expansion: The Australian economy has just completed 25 consecutive years of economic growth. The last recession ended in June 1991. Solid growth: The economy grew by 0.5... Read more continue reading

ECB preview – More easing expected in December

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Baseline We expect the European Central Bank (ECB) to leave policy unchanged at the 8 September Governing Council meeting. We do, however, expect it to ease at the 12 December... Read more continue reading

All eyes on ABS housing finance data: PIPA chair Ben Kingsley urges regulators to move cautiously

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The release tomorrow of Housing Finance data for July by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will be an important economic indicator for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and... Read more continue reading

Tribeca launches Cayman vehicle in response to international investor demand

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Tribeca Investment Partners has launched a Cayman vehicle for the Tribeca Global Natural Resources Fund to meet the demand from international investors. Ben Cleary, co-portfolio manager of the fund, said:... Read more continue reading

Atrium bolsters Sales and Client Services Team

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Atrium Investment Management (Atrium) continues to build out its team with two new appointments to support its growing market penetration, following a strong track record in investment management outcomes for... Read more continue reading

Super funds need to innovate to solve volatility problems

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Volatility in an equities portfolio can be a potential double whammy for superannuation fund members, says Raewyn Williams, Director – Research & After-Tax Solutions, for the US fund manager Parametric.... Read more continue reading