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Sunsuper acquires multi-million dollar shopping centre

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  SATURDAY, 8 JUL 2017
Sunsuper is purchasing a major shopping centre in sub-regional New South Wales, marking the $45 billion super fund's first direct retail acquisition. Marketown Shopping Centre in Newcastle is being acquired by AMP Capital on behalf of Sunsuper for about ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
Were it not for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's "package of gifts" delivered on America's 4th of July Independence Day celebrations, the goings-on in China would remain buried on page 6 of the financial media. This could be because when it comes to ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
As if to further underscore the current growth/inflation conundrum, today's reports show continuing strengthening momentum in the world's major economies - one that quickly followed updates on consumer prices indicating not only that inflation remains ...

EOFY: Super funds to hit double digit returns

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
Rainmaker analysis of super fund returns for 2016-17 shows this will be the eighth consecutive year of positive returns with cumulative returns since the GFC breaking through 90%. SelectingSuper expects the buoyant investment returns could see more ...

Super fund inks multi-million dollar tech upgrade

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
A $24 billion industry superannuation fund has signed an enterprise-wide managed services agreement with global information and communication technology service provider Dimension Data. The agreement will see Dimension Data design, supply, implement ...

Currency and managing volatility: Financial Standard spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
This week the Financial Standard weekly readership survey asks: 'How important is currency management in managing volatility in a global equities portfolio?' The poll, sponsored by State Street Global Advisors, addresses currency as one of the key concerns ...

Brisbane adviser receives top planning award

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
The top performing student in the final unit of the Financial Planning Association of Australia's CFP program was awarded the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for her ongoing commitment to providing quality financial advice. Bronnie Abraham of Brisbane-based ...

Investors to benefit from $4tn US infrastructure bill

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The roughly $4.7 trillion the US will need to spend to remedy infrastructure deficiencies is creating opportunities for investors worldwide, according to BNY Mellon research. The 2017 BNY Mellon Investment Management Alternatives Outlook noted Donald ...

Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
The US Department of Justice is seeking to recover about $2 billion in assets misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund in a scandal with ties to the Malaysian prime minister's stepson and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio, among other notable ...

Millennials choosing stock market over housing market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
As the prospect of owning their own home becomes less of a reality, millennials are turning to the stock market to invest and build their wealth. New insights from CommSec reveal more than half of all new customers are under the age of 35, with the ...