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Chief investment officer leaves industry fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... legalsuper will next week begin the search for a new chief investment officer, after Edward Smith left the role in late September. legalsuper confirmed Smith's departure to Financial Standard, and said an interim replacement would commence with the ...

mFunds crack $1 billion, PIMCO dominates

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... property ($88 million, growing at 51% over the year) and $84 million in mixed asset classes. The most transacted mFunds for September were PIMCO's income wholesale class (PMFO8), PIMCO's global bond fund wholesale class (PMFO3), Melbourne boutique ...

Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... by Japanese manufacturers. Recent data shows that the Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI fell to a reading of 48.9 in September - the fifth straight month of contraction in the sector. Likewise, while it came in better than market expectations, the Bank ...

Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... sentiment survey delivers a grim warning to us, Australians all. The consumer sentiment index fell from a reading of 98.2 in September to 92.8 in October - the lowest reading since July 2015 - indicating that the number of pessimists is increasing. Instead ...

FASEA exam dates revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... exams they have access to an online version of the practice questions. Results from the most recent FASEA exam, held in September, are not yet available. A total of 1697 advisers sat that exam and are waiting for the results. FASEA said they can expect ...

New open ended fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... inherent in the space in which we invest." The fund has delivered 18.45% net of fees return in the six months to the end of September. Some of the fund's holdings include AFG, Collins Foods, EML Payments and Polynovo. The fund's other co-portfolio manager ...

Platinum global shares fund to shutter

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... decision taken by MLCI as the responsible entity. "The fund has been closed to new and additional investments since September 2004. This has resulted in the fund size decreasing to a level where it is expected that this will result in escalating costs ...

Boutique hires from Ellerston Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... boutique is partnering with Glen Holding's multi-affiliate Channel Capital, as first reported by Financial Standard on September 13. "We wanted to build out our presence in retail and wholesale market," BAM chief investment officer Ned Bell said in an ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... have already been telegraphed by the OECD and the WTO. In its 'Interim Economic Outlook' report published on September 19, the OECD lowered its world economic growth forecast from 3.6% in 2018 to 2.9% (down from 3.2% forecast in May 2019) this ...

Elders in discussions over future

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... operate their own independent businesses. Elders said it has been in discussions over the businesses future since late September this year.