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Scott Haslem

18 June 2019 • By Scott Haslem • 1 min read

Considering private equity in volatile times

Renewed market volatility has been unleashed again. This time in the wake of a single Sunday night tweet in early May. Trade talks between the US a...

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How managed accounts are empowering the client value proposition

The role and value of the financial planner has changed significantly over the last decade. Technology has afforded investors more access to informati...

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Could lack of clarity on ESG be holding back climate change progress?

The issue of climate change has taken centrestage, dominating discussions at every level of society, from communities to the boardroom and politics. ...

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Country selection is key as central banks change course

Last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia cut its official interest rates for the first time since August 2016, further signalling the central bank’s...

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New US-Mexico tariffs would add to economic costs

President Donald Trump’s announcement late last week that the US would impose tariffs on all Mexican goods starting on 10 June to “address the e...

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Slowdown to drag down some, but not all companies

Australia’s economy is slowing quickly, and the profitability of domestically focused companies is under significant pressure. However, companies i...

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China’s tech future: Pirate or innovator?

Microchips, smartphone-testing robotic arms, wind turbines, solar cells, experimental glass made from crushed diamonds, Star Wars toys, chemical formu...

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Where are sophisticated savers getting better returns?

With rates at their lowest level on record and forecast to go even lower savers are no longer satisfied with term deposit rates. On average banks a...

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Regulatory gaze extends to securities lending with SFTR

Since the 2009 G20 Pittsburgh Summit, regulators around the globe have implemented new rules to provide greater transparency and mitigate systemic ris...

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Election sorted – time to look at dividends again

With the unexpected – or as one particular person described it “miraculous” – Coalition election victory, the storm clouds of dividend frankin...

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