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New fund manager hot property

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... create a fee structure that has the annual base management fee quantum to rise only by the Consumer Price Index, with no free ride as a result of market movement. Hardie said: "Our performance will be judged on the absolute return at the end of the investment ...

REST boosts member savings through Acorns app

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... qualifiying superannuation funds. First cab off the rank is REST, which has signed a deal giving REST members six months of fee-free use of Acorns' services. Eligible app users can also take advantage of the government's co-contribution payment when ...

Banks balancing profit and capital adequacy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... Capital intensive life insurance underwriting and manufacturing operations have come under review, as banks look for ways to free up capital and improve returns," he said. "Alongside this, an increased regulatory focus on capital and the financial and ...

Uncertain environment fuelling risky investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... keep more money in cash than necessary as they increase the opportunity for risk unnecessarily. "Cash is simply not a risk free investment in the present climate," Bryant said.

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... Arab-populated countries -- of what do we do if Trump wins? No one wants to prematurely offend who could be the new leader of the "free world", would they? A Clinton victory should be easier going... oh so it seems. It could play into Trump's hands and ...

AMP implements significant insurance changes

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... "Today's actions are designed to re-set the wealth protection business. They will improve the group's earnings stability, free-up capital and help bring into focus the growth potential of AMP." AMP said its focus is to reposition the wealth protection ...

SSGA expands responsible investment strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... which it remained. Medibank chief executive Craig Drummond said the insurance provider is proud to be investing in a tobacco-free portfolio. "This decision is just good business sense. Our mission for better health has to carry all the way through our ...

Global investment redrawn by technology

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... is the sum total of cash flows that accrue to shareholders over a period of time. Cash is the one metric which I think is free from these issues."

Macquarie Infrastructure buys rail business

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... equity issued to MIRA, we are effectively doubling the size of GWA and retaining 51% of a business with stronger long-term free cash flow and a significant portion of GWA's rail shipments under long-term, take-or-pay contracts," Hellman said. "We are ...

Tobacco and super funds must split

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... invested via superannuation alone. Speaking at an Altius Asset Management event in Sydney yesterday, chief executive of Tobacco Free Portfolios Dr Bronwyn King said while exposure to tobacco through individual super funds is quite small, the combined ...