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Investors driving impact demand

KERRIE SYDEE | TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016

... I think that's where impact investments start to come in." Speaking to the growing demand for green bonds and green bond funds, Christensen highlighted that the emergence of products like green bonds allows advisers to tell the investment story without ...

Super assets up despite contributions dip

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016

... the results of its monthly Australian Superannuation Survey, showing that for the month of October the majority of growth funds recorded losses, with a median return of -0.7%. The survey also highlights that, within MySuper options, CBUS was the top ...

XTBs added to OwnersAdvisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016

... available on platforms and the like "for them to make sense" for many businesses like OwnersAdvisory and their clients. "Bond funds and ETFs are also on platforms. But funds are perpetual therefore investors lose the most critical economic feature of ...

Dimensional hires BNP super boss

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016

... Infrastructure Partners, Hamilton Lane and Carnegie Asset Management. Prior to BNP, Carson was an associate director at Ambassador Funds Management Services and held the same position at Macquarie Bank before that. He has also held roles at Merrill Lynch ...

Cbus launches employer contribution app

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016

... simple and secure way to interact with Cbus whether they're onsite, on the go, or on the couch." Cbus has over $35 billion in funds under management, representing 115,000 employers and 730,000 members.

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016

... Economic Committee of the US Congress on 17 November, Madam Yellen declared: "Were the FOMC to delay increases in the federal funds rate for too long, it could end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly ...

Hedge fund growth under pressure: EY

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016

... left behind." About half (48%) of investors surveyed expect their hedge fund investments to shift, from traditional hedge funds to other alternatives, over the next three to five years. And 42% expect to shift from co-mingled hedge funds to customised ...

Former Ascalon head joins boutique firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016

... Management, was established in 2012 with the objective of launching and managing fixed income and credit focused investment funds for wholesale investors.

Life insurance satisfaction declines

KERRIE SYDEE | FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016

... past year. While the findings show a drop, satisfaction levels are up from 66.3% three years ago and five of the 13 largest funds improved their satisfaction rating. The Roy Morgan Single Source survey of more than 50,000 consumers revealed that while ...

Saving super from Tinder sex bots

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016

Customer expectations have irrevocably shifted in the era of "service aggregation" and super funds ignore this at their peril, according to Telesign chief executive Aled Miles. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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