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Goldman Sachs fined $120m for rate rigging

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... to benefit the bank in its derivatives positions." The bank, which was also accused of providing false reports on the benchmark rate, has refused to admit to or deny any of the allegations, despite the CFTC presenting email trails and telephone conversation ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... $2.2 billion global equity boutique, took aim at fund managers who failed to take meaningful positions away from the benchmark. "Most of the investment world runs on process. If a firm doesn't like a particular stock that makes up 10% of the index then ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... transaction services, while QSuper's rebuild of member account and advice services was also reported to be setting a new benchmark. 8. Group insurers at mercy of a handful of super funds The role of superannuation funds as a distribution mechanism for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... previous month's 26 reading. Japan monetary policy decision As was widely expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged minus 0.1% at its 20 December meeting. The Japanese central bank also maintained its yield target ...

Industry fund seeks volatility overlay mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... management strategy. Ho said the fund serves to address sequencing risk with an 80 to 40% capture ratio alongside its index benchmark. The Grant Samuel Global Equity Advantage Fund is now available on both the Macquarie Wrap and HUB24 platforms. In 2017 ...

ANZ and Macquarie fined for cartel conduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... arrangements with other banks to make high or low submissions to the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) in relation to the benchmark rate for the Malaysian ringgit (ABS MYR Fixing Rate). The rate would ultimately affect settlement payments for MYR ...

Super fund awards emerging markets mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... primarily selected from stocks traded in all countries represented in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which is also the benchmark. ClariVest was recently awarded the EM mandate from a super fund dedicated to the education industry. In a recent trip ...

Fiducian expands in to New Zealand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... recognition of Fiducian's Manage the Manager system. We don't aim to shoot the lights out - we aim for consistent, above-benchmark returns and we deliver them year-in, year-out," Singh said. Heathcote Investment Partners director Clayton Coplestone said ...

Pengana boosts adviser distribution footprint

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... uncertainty and volatility across markets," Pengana chief executive Russel Pillemer said. "Overall, our focus on active benchmark-unaware strategies strikes a chord with investors and advisors. It reduces an investors' exposure to market sensitivity ...

Global equities fund becomes 'Recommended'

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... the first quartile on most of Zenith's assessment criteria. The Fund provides a style neutral, currency unhedged and benchmark unaware exposure to the international equities market. Zenith holds a positive view on the sub-investment manager, Davis Advisors. ...