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Australia's wealth takes half trillion hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... of 2018. According to Roy Morgan's latest Single Source Survey, the gross personal wealth of Australians (including owner-occupied homes) is currently around $9.78 trillion. However, in September last year the figure stood at more than $10.2 trillion. ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... United States. The fund said its investment - which was being made alongside vehicles managed by real estate infrastructure owner and operator CIM Group - would include potential access to CIM's pipeline of future data centre transactions, as well ...

AMP, IOOF: Saved by ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
An equity specialist released a new report outlining its ESG approach to saving both its investments and the reputations of AMP and IOOF following the Royal Commission. In its 2019 Annual Stewardship Report, Martin Currie outlines how it worked with ...

Dealer group acquires bank advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
An IOOF-owned dealer group has acquired Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's financial planning business. Bridges Financial Services has entered into a strategic partnership with the bank that will see Bridges take ownership of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's ...

Climate change an imminent threat to returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
A new report from Mercer shows how a climate change of 2c or more could have a detrimental impact on investment returns. According to Mercer, investing for a 2c climate change scenario is both an imperative and an opportunity, as it leads to enhanced ...

Tribeca portfolio manager departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
Tribeca Investment Management's Jun Bei Liu is now the sole portfolio manager for the Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund after her co-portfolio manager stepped down. Sean Fenton has left the firm after 14 years, the boutique said in a statement Responsibility ...

Alternative platform launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
A new platform has launched offering advisers and clients the opportunity to hold investments themselves. FinClear today launched its HIN Platform, which uses the Holder Identification Number (HIN) of end investors to hold investments, rather than the ...

AMP Capital invests in student accommodation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
AMP Capital acquired a 34-year contract for student accommodation at Australian National University from Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme and Infratil. AMP Capital will collect the rental income from 4,184 beds in 10 residences at the Australian National ...

Chief economist update: No credit to the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... investment housing declined form the double-digit rates of 2014/2015 to a mere 0.9% as at the end of February. Similarly, owner-occupied housing loans have been declining for one full year to 5.9% from 8.1% in the same month in 2018. The decline in lending ...

Natixis bets on thematic investing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
Natixis Investment Managers is set to add a new affiliate that will run thematic strategies including artificial intelligence, robotics, water and safety. Thematics Asset Management will start operating under the Natixis IM banner in the second quarter ...