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Asset manager profits under pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The end of a 30-year bull market in assets is putting pressure on asset managers' profit margins - and may mean the industry has reached its peak. In a recent Lipper Alpha Insight discussion, Financial Conduct Authority technical specialist - investment ...

Real assets courting insto appetites in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... assets is turning into a wave, with a significant uptick in allocations anticipated as they seek alternative ways to generate returns and income," he said. There is particular institutional interest in real estate, with 47% of investors surveyed intending ...

L1 Capital fund recommended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... rates and the more dramatic policy changes from the Trump administration. Our clients are looking for a product that can generate solid returns, while providing strong capital protection in volatile times," Landau said. In late 2016 L1 Capital signed ...

Hedge funds riding wave of uncertainty: AIMA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... unpredicted events. As markets responded to the unexpected events of 2016 hedge funds were able to show their worth and generate their best returns for three years," Bensted explained. "Investors, however, are looking for hedge funds to produce more ...

CBA and Queensland Treasury build blockchain bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... Australia and globally. QTC successfully trialled the end-to-end process for issuance of the bonds, using the blockchain to generate a bond tender, view investor bids in real time, finalise investment allocation and settle instantly with investors, with ...

Expensive property market creating super opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... Millennials priced out of the Australian housing market should consider directing savings towards superannuation in order to generate similar returns to that of home ownership. Earlier this week research house Demographia labeled Sydney as the second ...

Bond funds complete circle for Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... Asset Management has an unconstrained macro opportunities fund which also draws on all the levers you can imagine to generate a targeted positive return without [much trouble]." Sowerby was keen to point out that in Australia Legg Mason was the only ...

Saxo revamps margin trading facility

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... CFDs and other margin trades allows investors to activate dormant holdings without having to sell positions in order to generate cash," Saxo Australia chief executive Ben Smoker said. "This is an attractive proposition, given that some investors previously ...

Make 2017 a big year for financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... yourself with sustainable investing ESG funds invest in companies with strong ESG practices. Impact investments seek to generate a measurable social or environmental impact along with a financial return. Through research with Campden Wealth, we've learned ...

Blue Sky exits pet food supplier

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Blue Sky Alternative Investments sold its stake in Australia's largest online pet food and accessory supplier. The company invested in Pet Circle, owned by Millell, in 2013. Over that period, Blue Sky said Pet Circle achieved a "four times increase ...