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Fed will lift later this year if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... including myself, currently anticipate that achieving these conditions will likely entail an initial increase in the federal funds rate later this year, followed by a gradual pace of tightening thereafter. But if the economy surprises us, our judgments ...

Chief executive departs mine industry super fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... said since Watson became chief executive in 2005, the fund (formerly known as Auscoal Super) has grown from $3.5 billion in funds under management and 51,000 members to about $10 billion in FUM and 74,000 members. The board will undertake a comprehensive ...

Super funds under growing global pressure to divest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
Funds worth $3.3 trillion have divested from fossil fuel only in the last year. Fossil free activists are not "crazy loonies," but a well-coordinated global movement that is now targeting Australia's superannuation funds. Go Fossil Free, a divestment ...

AB appoints regional manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... connectivity and a consultative approach." As reported in Financial Standard, AB's Global Equities and Managed Volatility Equities funds were recently added to the Alpha Fund Managers portfolio and Macquarie Wrap respectively.

The case for super investing in agriculture

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
Low interest rates and proximity to Asia's rising middle class are partly reasons for Australian superannuation funds to be investing in the country's agriculture industry. Yet recent research commissioned by BDO and conducted by The University of Queensland ...

Many APLs still block managed account usage

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... survey reported that they believe managed accounts will in future have measurable impact on the usage of regular managed funds and platforms by their clients. This greater awareness of managed accounts explains why almost all the major wealth management ...

Aberdeen beefs up local distribution team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... important role in communicating the strengths of our offering in this space and explaining the benefits of our multi-asset funds to Australian investors. He will also play an active role in supporting our highly regarded overseas equity funds to clients ...

BNP Paribas loses custody deal to RBC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... has ended its custody agreement with BNP Paribas and appointed Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Bangarra Group-owned Bennelong Funds Management has appointed RBC Investor and Treasury Services as its new custodian an administrator following an extensive market ...

Club Plus Super appoints three senior execs

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... 1987 for employees of registered and licensed clubs. Today the fund has roughly 100,000 members and more than $2 billion in funds under management.

Australian pre-retirees streets ahead of US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... show that 26% of Americans ages 50 to 54 have no savings. That compares to this country where Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) research from April showed that just 254,809 superannuants aged 50-54, or just over 17%, had no savings. ...