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International pension research network established

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... community." CEPAR is collaborating with the Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (USA), and Netspar at Tilburg University (The Netherlands), to launch INPARR. The research office of Willis Towers Watson is ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
Australia's record beef exports Australia exported a record 267,578 tonnes of grainfed beef in 2015-16, up 15% year-on-year. This is 4,618 tonnes higher than the previous record in 2006-07, according to the Meat and Livestock Association. The MLA said ...

Vision Super looks for admin partners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Vision Super is positioning itself as a potential partner with other superannuation funds interested in combining administration capabilities as an alternative to outsourcing large administration groups. The $7.5 billion fund recently completed its ...

BNP launches ESG analytics tool

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
BNP Paribas has launched ESG Risk Analytics to enable clients to integrate environmental, social and corporate governance factors more easily into their investment decision making process. BNP's ESG Risk Analytics aims to provide a detailed breakdown ...

IFM appoints global head of investor relations

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... global approach to servicing institutional investors. Before IFM, Clarke was a senior managing director at Macquarie Capital USA. He has also held roles at Refco Alternative Investments and Cornerstone Partners. Commenting on the appointment, IFM chief ...

Instos turn to smart beta in low-return world: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Institutional investors worldwide are turning to objective and factor-based investment approaches, such as smart beta, to meet their investment goals given the global low interest rate environment. This is one of the findings of State Street Global ...

iShares Core launches in Australia

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
BlackRock has launched its iShares Core exchange traded fund (ETF) range in Australia to provide investors with low cost, high quality and diversified exposures. iShares Core comprises thee equity ETFs and two fixed income ETFs that be combined to construct ...

ETFs moving to mainstream

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
The growing adoption of ETFs by aligned dealer groups is pushing the product into the mainstream, with 2 in 5 planners now using ETFs as a core investment choice for client portfolios according to new research from Betashares and Investment Trends. ...

Managed funds back on the menu for investors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
Domestic market volatility has driven investors back to professional fund managers, according to Investment Trends Research. Based on a survey of 9,793 Australian investors, Investment Trends' 2015 Investor Product Needs Report notes that although unlisted ...

Planners turning to annuities and outcome funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Financial planners are increasingly turning away from cash and term deposits for their retirement clients while annuities and outcome-orientated funds are becoming more popular destinations for new client money instead, according to the latest retirement ...