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Are ETFs really the next smartphones?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Investment in exchange-traded funds can no longer be "phoned in" especially when the products are viewed as a transcendent technology that will reshape the traditional fund landscape. Using the analogy that smartphones have become less about calling ...

Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
SMSF stock darling Tesla Inc. is set to see a board revamp after Elon Musk settled a tweet-led securities fraud charge with the US corporate regulator. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Musk with securities fraud over his August ...

Natixis consolidates, appoints executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... the managing director, multi-asset solutions. He was also HSBC Insurance's group chief investment officer, where he managed USD $120 billion across 22 countries. Hughes will join Natixis in December 2018.

Swiss asset manager eyes Aussie instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... structures we have to deploy capital in the area," he said. The OECD strategy will target 9-12% in returns. It has a capacity of USD $1 billion. The investment team will look for potential investments in areas including large scale solar farms, wind ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
When Fed chief Jerome Powell tried to explain the US yield curve's flattening as a function of rising short rates because of the rate hikes (and expectations for more) and a smaller lift in the long-term yields because of safe-haven buying, I questioned ...

Citi launches currency product, targets HNW investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Citi Australia is continuing its increased push into the local wealth management market, introducing a currency product targeted at globetrotting high-net-worth investors. The Global Currency Account is launching as a transaction account with the ability ...

Chapmans passes on blockchain investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
An ASX-listed diversified investment company has passed up the final opportunity to invest in a US-based blockchain securities trading platform where it had contractual rights to invest up to about $5.3 million (USD 4 million). In February, Chapmans ...

Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
Down, down, the US dollar is down (again). Bloomberg's USD index shows that the US dollar dropped 1.0% overnight - taking its 2018-to-date decline to minus 3.2% -- on the back of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments At the World Economic ...

Alternatives managers celebrated at annual event

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
The Macquarie Australia Plus Fund has taken out a key accolade at the 2017 Hedge Funds Rock and Australian Alternative Investment Awards. The awards, which recognise alternative investment managers who have produced superior risk adjusted returns and ...

Global reinsurer adopts ESG framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... "Imagine the impact we can have if long-term investors succeed in fully integrating ESG considerations into our combined USD $75 trillion in institutional assets. We have a unique opportunity to make the world more resilient."