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Macquarie tops Australian asset manager list

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
Macquarie Group remains the largest Australian-based asset manager in the world - and the only one in the top 100 globally, according to Willis Towers Watson research. WTW's annual Global 500 research positions Macquarie, with US$362 billion in assets ...

Australian trustee hits top 10 responsible investment list

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
An Australian superannuation trustee is in the top 10 list of the world's most responsible asset allocators, according to a non-partisan US think tank. New America's Bretton Woods II program, which develops analytic tools and advocacy strategies for ...

New industry body to launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
A new industry association looking to build upon Australia's insurance innovation ecosystem will be formally established this week. National not-for-profit organisation Insurtech Australia will focus on representing insurtech startups, insurers, reinsurers ...

Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
It's a wonderful set of numbers that came just in the nick of time for the estimated 900 workers who'll be finishing at Holden's car manufacturing plant in Adelaide today. For as that door closes, another opens. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Wills should be reviewed, not refuted: EQT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Financial advisers must ensure clients' estate plans are being regularly reviewed to avoid the potential diminishment of assets as a result of costly family drama when they're gone, Equity Trustees said. The asset management and estate planning experts ...

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
Four days and one month before this day, the British pound staged a sterling rally - it soared to pre-Brexit levels against the US dollar and the Japanese yen (and to a two-month high against the strengthening euro). That was on 14 September when the ...

Magellan soars past $1.5bn for massive IPO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
Magellan's new listed investment trust (LIT) has raised $1.55 billion ahead of listing on the ASX next week - representing one of the largest IPOs for a listed investment vehicle. The Magellan Global Trust represents the next phase of Magellan's ongoing ...

Super industry makes largest fee cuts since MySuper reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
This year, the superannuation industry saw the largest fall in its total expense ratio (TER) since the introduction of the MySuper reforms - however, this varies significantly across product types and market segments. According to Rainmaker research ...

ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
"If we manage to put the unconventional tools back into the box when the time comes, we will be able to claim that the ECB successfully achieved its objective. And in my view, this time has come. We need to discuss how to exit from our unconventional ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Perhaps the Reserve Bank of India was just following its former colonial master. For similar to the Bank of England (BOE) - it cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.25% in August 2016 to head off the potential negative fall-out from Brexit win ...