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Colonial First State awards $168 million mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
Colonial First State has awarded a $168 million mandate to a global $48 billion manager. UBS Asset Management Australia's property securities team has been selected to manage the mandate. Comprising portfolio manager David Scott and analyst Pat Barrett ...

The Fed's aware of building imbalances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... Measures of stock market volatility are historically low. We have now gone 12 months without a 3% correction in the US market. This is extraordinarily unusual. While household debt to GDP has improved over the past eight years, corporate debt is now ...

SSGA dismisses ETF bubble concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
State Street Global Advisors US head of capital markets David LaValle believes the concerns regarding ETFs causing valuation distortions in equity markets are founded in some fundamental misunderstandings about these investment vehicles. Speaking as ...

BTIM delivers record profit despite fee pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... annum. Speaking to Financial Standard, BTIM chief executive Emilio Gonzalez highlighted the growth opportunities in the US market, where the group saw net inflows this year of US$1.9 billion. BTIM now has US$9 billion in US pooled funds, fuelled in part ...

Magellan officially ramps up retail offering

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Alongside its annual results which report a slight dip in net profit, Magellan Financial Group officially highlighted its plan to launch an initial public offering for a new ASX-listed investment vehicle. The Magellan Global Trust will target a 4% cash ...

Aussie hedge fund eyes US expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... absolute investments market made the role a very appealing one." Horton added: "We have seen significant interest from the US market in the new offshore fund, so it made sense to have boots on the ground there to make the most of that opportunity and ...

US corporate debt mandate signed to Aussie manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... oversees the Supervised Global Income Fund, says research indicates investors can make 700 basis points over LIBOR in the US market through a double B-rated corporate loan backed security. In Australia you can make about 560bps and in Europe you can ...

Aussie super funds building world-class investment teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Australian superannuation funds, on average, have the lowest number of in-house portfolio managers when compared across several global pension systems. Aussie super funds are reported to have an average of 18 in-house portfolio members, well below the ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... the numbers at around 5% to 10% sell-off, but with a Brexit style recovery afterwards. "A Clinton win could see the US market easily recover the 3% it has already lost, but this also depends on who wins the Senate and House," he said. BetaShares chief ...

Super members should face "better off test"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Industry Super Australia wants a "better off test" requiring banks and other financial services providers to demonstrate that switching a member's superannuation will be beneficial. Additionally the representative group is calling for banks to ban all ...