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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
IMF World Economic Outlook Another 3 months, another downgrade. In its April World Economic Outlook (WEO) update, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has yet again revised down its global growth forecasts. The IMF now expects the global economy to ...

QuietGrowth adds multi-risk portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Robo-advice provider QuietGrowth has introduced multi-risk portfolios, along with a new client-side mobile app. The multi-risk solution allows clients to segment their savings into portfolios with different levels of risk, giving them finer control ...

Plato releases global managed risk fund for retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Plato Investment Management has launched a managed risk version of its Global Shares Income Fund, targeted at retiree investors looking for access to global equities. The goal of the managed risk fund is to deliver income while "substantially" reducing ...

AUI appoints investments general manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has appointed Geraldine Barlow as general manager - investments. Barlow joins AUI from the New Mexico State Investment Council, where she was head of real return and real estate. In the role she managed a portfolio ...

Super's objective needs to get personal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
An association for corporate superannuation advisory businesses has labeled the Financial System Inquiry's definition of super's objective as impersonal and believes it should be more meaningful to working Australians. Workplace Super Specialists Australia ...

LUCRF Super appoints head of investments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
LUCRF Super has appointed Leigh Gavin as head of investments for industry super. Gavin joins LUCRF Super from Frontier Advisors, where he spent the last 14 years across a number of senior roles including, head of Australian equities and head of property. ...

Frontier appoints two senior consultants

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Frontier Advisors has appointed Greg Barr and Anthony Michael as senior consultants in a bid to broaden the firm's range of expertise. Barr will commence his role on 3 May 2016, focusing on client servicing and managing some of Frontier's key advice ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended industry regulators in the wake of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's call for a Royal Commission in to the banking and financial services sector. At a doorstop interview in Sydney yesterday, Turnbull said ...

Xero product chief steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Cloud-based accounting software company Xero has announced its chief product officer will leave the company. Angus Norton joined Xero in November 2014, having been a vice president and general manager at Microsoft, where he oversaw the Bing! search ...

Mercer appoints Acadian for SRI mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... having been the first quantitative manager to become a signatory of the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)." "This year, we were pleased to receive an "A" from the UN PRI on our overarching approach to responsible investments ...