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Risk inflows reflect boost in market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Strategic Insight, formerly known as Plan for Life, has released its report on individual and group risk premium inflows for last financial year, showing an overall boost in the market. Total risk market inflows grew 5.5%, increasing from $14.9 billion ...

Food-related sector appetising for investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Terra Capital has launched a new small cap fund aimed at meeting investor demand for increased exposure to the food-related sector. The boutique investment manager has opened Terra New Horizons Fund for investments, with Australian-based seed developer ...

Templeton director returns to the fold

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
A Templeton Global Growth Fund director has returned from a leave of absence. Michael J. O'Brien initially requested six months' leave from the board due to "short-term pressure of other commitments," but has returned as a non-executive director. This ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas everybody, merry Christmas! The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) played jolly old saint Nicolas, decking the financial market halls with boughs of holly (fa la la...) on the 21st of September. Santa Kuroda ...

Infrastructure investment will top $40 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Global asset manager VanEck believes a shortfall in global infrastructure over the past three decades will drive a US$40 trillion investment in the sector by 2030. The view is presented in VanEck's latest global infrastructure white paper which explains ...

NAS renews $7 billion mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
NAB Asset Servicing has secured a $7 billion custody mandate following a review. Equip Super has used NAS as its custody provider for 24 years; NAB executive general manager asset servicing John Comito said he was "excited that Equip Super has chosen ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
The NZ Super Fund returned 1.89% (after costs, before NZ tax) in the year to 30 June 2016. Performance was hampered by negative returns in global equities but the investment committee was still able to add value versus the passive reference portfolio ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Australian residential property prices Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed residential property prices in the country's eight capital cities rebounded by 2.0% in the June quarter. Although this is less than market expectations ...

Banks commit to new adviser hiring standards

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
In the hopes of only employing competent and ethical financial advisers, the banking industry has announced a new hiring protocol. The banking industry has created a protocol which sets minimum standards for checking references and sharing information ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
US housing market index The NAHB housing market index rose to a reading of 65 in September, a sharp improvement from the previous month's 59 level. This was better than the expected increase to 60 and the best reading since October 2015. Better, all ...