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Superannuation savings reach $2.5 trillion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... $2.3 trillion to $2.5 trillion in total superannuation assets. That's more than Australia's Gross Domestic Product (around USD$1.2 trillion) or the total market capitalisation of all the stocks listed on the ASX. Total assets in MySuper products also ...

Alternatives managers celebrated at annual event

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... Awards were: Best Long Short Equity Fund Macquarie Australia Plus Fund Best Global Macro/Futures Fund AE Capital Fully Geared USD Systematic FX Fund Best Emerging Manager Tribeca Global Natural Resources Fund - Class A units Best Market Neutral Fund ...

Global reinsurer adopts ESG framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... added: "Imagine the impact we can have if long-term investors succeed in fully integrating ESG considerations into our combined USD $75 trillion in institutional assets. We have a unique opportunity to make the world more resilient."

Financial advisers should consider bitcoin as an asset class: Dunworth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... recent years, according to an industry expert. This week the cryptocurrency broke record-highs when it started trading above USD$1680 against the US dollar. As at May this year, the total market cap of the bitcoin market has more than doubled to US$23 ...

Australian pension market grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... alternatives. Australia also has the second largest pool of defined contribution assets with 87% of Australia's total pension assets (USD $1.6 trillion). Comparatively, Japan and the UK have just 4% and 18% respectively. Australia has one of the highest ...

New hedge funds for BetaShares

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... them the ability to potentially mitigate or hedge currency risk. Equally, YANK is designed to offer investors greater 'long USD' exposure to the performance of the US dollar relative to the Australian dollar. BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur ...

Goldman Sachs fined $120m for rate rigging

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... Eurodollar futures contracts in a manner deliberately designed - in timing, price, and other respects-to influence the published USD ISDAFIX in order to benefit the bank in its derivatives positions." The bank, which was also accused of providing false ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... works. Less than a year since its launch, Sydney-based financial services outfit Global Impact Initiative (GII) secured the USD$500 million mandate from London-based impact investing specialist World Wide Generation. Under the deal, GII will work with ...

First university climate bond issued

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... contribute to the university's net zero emissions target - is structured to provide the market with investment options in USD and Australian dollars over 15 years, 17.5 years or 20 years, for both domestic and international institutional investors. CEFC ...

Aussie start-up wins $500m impact investing mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... works. Less than a year since its launch, Sydney-based financial services outfit Global Impact Initiative (GII) has secured a USD$500 million mandate from London-based social problem solving agency World Wide Generation. Under the deal, GII will work ...