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Government bonds no longer a safe bet

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Once considered a safe bet for portfolio diversification, Australian government bonds are no longer delivering value, according to Simon Stevenson, head of strategy, multi-asset at Schroder Investment Management Australia. Speaking as part of an asset ...

Investors looking to alternatives amid low cash rate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Investors should be looking to alternative asset classes if they wish to escape the volatility of cash and domestic equities, according to specialist fixed income asset manager Global Credit Investments (GCI). Poor yields, low cash rates and volatile ...

Telstra Super appoints head of $2.5bn infrastructure, property portfolio

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Telstra Super has appointed a new head of property and infrastructure. Miriam Patterson has been head of the division in an acting capacity since December. Prior to that, she was an investment manager on the Telstra Super investment team, and has also ...

AMP Capital acquires largest underground parking system in the US

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
AMP Capital has announced it has acquired the largest underground parking system in the US in partnership with Northleaf Capital Partners. The Chicago Downtown Public Parking System (Millennium Garages) has 9,176 parking spaces in four underground garages ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Australia wage price index The wage price index (WPI) which measures the "total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses" among Australian workers increased by lower than expected 0.4% in the first quarter of this year, representing a slowing from the ...

MLC appoints new private equity head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
MLC has appointed a new head of private equity. Alicia Gregory has worked in MLC's private equity division for 11 years and was most recently MLC head of Europe, private equity. Prior to MLC, she held a research position at ThreeSixty Investment Strategy ...

Life insurance balancing APRA priorities with increased profit

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Despite the need to increase capital adequacy ratios, the life insurance industry has reported a steady increase in net profit, according to APRA's latest quarterly statistics for the sector. The main driver of profit, which increased overall by 16.9% ...

FSC releases policy priorities for next parliament

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
The Financial Services Council has outlined its key policy priorities for the next parliament. Primarily, the FSC's statement concerns itself with outstanding issues highlighted in the Financial System Inquiry. Specifically, it emphasises the need for ...

TAL appoints GM Health Services

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
TAL has appointed an ex CommInsure executive as general manager health services in the hope of improving its customer experience through its medical and health capabilities. Sally Phillips will take on the newly created role and will be responsible ...

Competitive forces driving US pension fees down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Greater transparency and increased competition, as well as the risk of legal proceedings, have driven companies in the US to demand lower fees from pension providers for their employees' 401(k) plans. As new disclosure rules allow companies to learn ...