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ANZ ETFS readies Eurozone ETF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... diversification through exposure to sectors such as healthcare, industrial goods and services and consumer goods - including Europe's leading luxury brands. Unlike some other Australian domiciled European equity ETFs the index doesn't include UK companies ...

Fidante manager closes $400m industrial water fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... fund's investment manager. It is the first institutional fund to exclusively target industrial water infrastructure in Europe, Southeast Asia, China, Australia and New Zealand. The goal is to deploy the fund's capital to 10 to 15 water projects and "[deliver] ...

M&A activity impacted by politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Macquarie Group and Deloitte led the financial adviser merger and acquisition deal count in Australasia during the first half of 2016, according to the latest Mergermarket data. Both firms recorded 14 deals in the six months to 1 July, followed by Goldman ...

AB fund awarded recommended rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Global asset manager AllianceBernstein's AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating from Zenith. The fund mainly invests in shares listed on the ASX and is designed for equity investors seeking lower volatility, reduced ...

Australian elections just gave uncertainty a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
"As a historian, I fear that Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also of western political civilization in its entirety." -Donald Tusk, President of the European Council I thought he went over the top and got carried ...

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 ...

Altius to be acquired by Canadian firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... company of Altius Associates, a global private markets advisory and separate account management firm servicing clients across Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016 subject to regulatory ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... challenge I spoke of was that of ensuring that Britain was able to agree a long-term economic relationship with the rest of Europe that provided for the best possible terms of trade in goods and services." Boris on Brexit The leading pro-Leave campaigner ...

Eurozone splintering is biggest risk in Brexit fallout

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... while Germany, the Netherlands and France will elect their leaders in 2017. Will Angela Merkel, the glue that has held Europe together for the past decade, retain her position to lead the continent through its next challenge? Or will populism and nationalism ...

Brexit - the Australian connection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
Just like almost all other equity markets around the world, Australia's stock market took a beating from the United Kingdom's unexpected vote to leave the European Union (EU) at the referendum held on 23 June 2016. The All Ordinaries index dropped by ...