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Folkestone buys first asset for senior living fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
Folkestone's real estate funds management subsidiary has exchanged contracts for its first acquisition for its seniors living platform and the Folkestone Seniors Living Fund No.1 (FSLF). Folkestone Real Estate Management is acquiring Watermark Castle ...

BetaShares beefs up team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
ETF provider BetaShares has grown its portfolio management and distribution teams with its two latest appointments. Chamath De Silva joins as assistant portfolio manager while Adam O'Connor comes on board as manager - distribution. De Silva will provide ...

Flinders fund added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Flinders Investment Partners has had its Australian emerging companies fund approved for inclusion on the Investment and Super Manager/Consolidator menus on Macquarie Wrap. Founded almost a year ago by Andrew Mouchacca and Richard Macdougall, Flinders ...

Malaysia drives growth in Shariah funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
Support for Shariah-compliant investment funds in Asia is on the rise, particularly in Malaysia and Indonesia, but the sector still face challenges, according to global research house Cerulli Associates. Shariah finance principles forbid the acceptance ...

Equip hires head of technology from GE

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
Equip has appointed Mary Nottle as head of technology to oversee and manage the diverse technology platforms being deployed at the fund to transform its member experience. Nottle was most recently project manager for infrastructure services for the ...

Group market weakness hurts 12-month risk figures

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
Overall risk sales at the major insurers have fallen 5.9% over the 12 months to end of March owing to significant falls in group risk sales. The latest figures from Plan For Life show even though overall risk premium inflows for March were up 6.2% ...

Super funds on track to post positive return this year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
The average default option for workplace super has returned an estimated 2.5% in the 2015/16 financial year, according to the analysis by Rainmaker. The headline performance number for the SelectingSuper Default Option Index includes a forecast drop ...

Legg Mason bond trust upgraded

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
The Legg Mason Australian Bond Trust has been upgraded by Zenith to 'Highly Recommended'. The trust is managed by Legg Mason's largest affiliate fund manager, Western Asset Management, a fixed income specialist with $US436 billion under management. ...

Report finds fresh barriers to funds management exports

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... situation could even be worse than before with fresh obstacles emerging. That's the finding of a new report published by Mark Johnson and the Financial Services Council (FSC) dubbed The Second Johnson Report. In the report's foreword Johnson said some ...

First State Super confirms firefighter academy investment

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
Investment from First State Super is helping to build a world class training facility for Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW). Launched by NSW Minister for Emergency Services, David Elliott and FRNSW commissioner Greg Mullins, the Fire & Rescue NSW Academy is ...