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Fidante signs US alternatives manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
An American fund manager has teamed up with Challenger's Fidante Partners to market its funds down under, as it sees Australian demand for alternative strategies rise. Los Angeles's Ares Management Corporation manages over US $142 billion across three ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... lowest since August 2016 and below consensus expectations for a gentler easing to 55.1. The chart below shows the persistent trend decline in both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors since the fourth quarter of 2018. However, this new additional ...

RC sting felt in finance pay packets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
Perceptor has revealed the state of financial services salaries and bonuses in its 2019/2020 Market Trends and Salary Review. The boutique recruiter pointed to the outcomes of the Royal Commission as a leading factor in the changes. "There is no doubt ...

Super fund cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... Its membership has increased by around 2000 since. "At a time when many funds are increasing their fees, we're bucking the trend and ensuring our members only pay what's fair," Petrou said. "Opening the fund to employees beyond the energy sector gives ...

What fundies seek in an asset consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... study this was more likely to be the third chosen comment behind statements on performance and research, he said. "This trend may well be linked to an increased importance assigned to governance matters since the Royal Commission into Financial Services," ...

Complexity of grandfathered commissions overlooked

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
In a new policy paper, Association of Financial Advisers general manager, policy and professionalism Phil Anderson argues that the complexity of grandfathered commissions has been overlooked by policy makers. Anderson states in the paper that the 2012 ...

Climate change to damage returns: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
A report released by the Actuaries Institute determines superannuation balances for millennials may reduce up to 18% due to the negative effects climate change has on long-term returns. The report written by Ramona Meyricke and Rafal Chomik, states ...

Rainmaker Group expands into ESG media, acquires The Sustainability Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Financial services information publishing company Rainmaker Group, publisher of Financial Standard, announced the acquisition of sustainable investment specialist publications The Sustainability Report and Audacious Investing. Following the purchase ...

QIC launches China bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
The $80 billion Queensland-based asset management giant has received official approval for its partnered fund that will invest in China corporate bonds. The US$50 million QIC Ping An China Corporate Bond Fund is a partnership between QIC and China's ...

Growing uncertainty sees more advisers outsourcing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... uncertain about global equities - resulting in an uptick in outsourcing. New Investment Trends research indicates a strong trend for advisers moving away from being stock-pickers and instead being asset allocators. "More are being nudged in this direction ...