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Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
About US$30 billion is needed for an asset owner to have the "raw materials" to implement a good investment strategy according to global consultant Willis Towers Watson. The firm's global head of investment, Chris Ford, told a recent Sydney ideas exchange ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Japan's fund management industry is launching exchange traded funds to cater specifically for the central bank's massive monetary easing programme. Three new "physical and human capital" ETFs are designed solely for the Bank of Japan, which needs fresh ...

Latest APRA stats show drop in super assets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Superannuation assets fell 0.6% in the year to 31 March, according to the latest stats from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Total super assets dropped to $2 trillion in the 12-month period partially driven by poor investment performance. ...

CommInsure appoints independent review expert

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
CommInsure has announced the appointment of its independent expert to review past life insurance claims. Deloitte will responsible for selecting a representative sample of denied CommInsure claims over the last five years, determining the validity of ...

Federation Alliance launches Federation Super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Federation Alliance has launched Federation Super, which will join Federation Managed Accounts on the company's platform offering. Federation Alliance is serviced by Australian Unity, a provider of national healthcare, financial services and retirement ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Markit Flash US Manufacturing PMI If indications from Markit's preliminary estimate of US manufacturing activity is accurate, then talks of a Fed rate hike in June and/or "two or three" lifts this year could be just that, talk. The flash US manufacturing ...

IOOF announces group insurance mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
IOOF has announced it has renewed its relationship with a leading group insurer. From July 1, TAL will continue to provide group insurance for IOOF, following a tender process by Rice Warner; in a statement, IOOF said this process led to "significant ...

Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
Here we go again folks! It's back on again. Yes Virginia, not unless you've spent all of last week touring Mars would you not notice that the US Federal Reserve had been busily preparing planet earth for another lift... as soon as next month and by ...

QIC launches retail property fund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Institutional investor, QIC, has announced the creation of the QIC US Shopping Centre Fund, allowing investors to benefit from the performance of select US retail real estate markets. QIC are targeting to raise US$750 million ($1 billion) to US$1billion ...

Medcraft steps down from global leadership position

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
ASIC chair Greg Medcraf has announced he will step down from a global leadership position so as to "refresh" the organisation. Medcraft was chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) for the past three years. He declined ...