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AMP Capital enters US telco market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... in North America. "We continually look for quality investments on behalf of our clients. Our focus remains on the middle market, which is where we see the greatest value and opportunity," Foo said. "Communications infrastructure has become an essential ...

MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... for shorter time horizons and highly liquid assets, while hidden risks lurking behind macroeconomic and regulatory market forces makes it more challenging for institutions to balance short-term opportunities and long-term objectives, Natixis said.

Industry fund chases insurance giant on climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... Government Super has co-filed a shareholder resolution over QBE Insurance Group's failure to disclose the risks, with Market Forces co-ordinating the move. The resolution requests QBE report as per the recommendations of the global Task Force on Climate-Related ...

BetaShares and Legg Mason join forces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
A new suite of active exchange-traded funds will be made available via a long-term strategic partnership between BetaShares and Legg Mason. Under the partnership BetaShares and Legg Mason will initially launch two active ETFs with an income objective ...

Scared of inflation? Try deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... quarters, and a range of survey indicators that suggests pay growth will rise further in response to the tightening labour market, give increasing confidence that growth in wages and unit labour costs will pick up to target-consistent rates." Leading ...

Financial Standard's top stories of 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... manager, investment services at QSuper. 5. Insurance giant partners to combine life and health (24 May) AIA Australia joined forces with health fund GMHBA and South African company Discovery; the three will work under the new brand myOwn and offer both ...

AAT upholds ruling against ex-Macquarie and ex-Credit Suisse advisers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... type of derivative product traded on the ASX. In separate decisions, the AAT noted the seriousness of the breach of the market manipulation provisions by both Davidof and McLean. "Market manipulation is prohibited in order to further the objects of promoting ...

Listed mortgage broker joins forces with TAL

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... Insight research, which demonstrated that TAL continues to hold the largest share of Australia's $16.1 billion life insurance market. TAL recorded $2.9 billion in risk premiums, closely followed by AIA Australia with $2.3 billion in which the latter ...

Inflated attention on September US CPI inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... Heading into last weekend, financial headlines abound over the latest update on US consumer price inflation. Financial market participants keenly awaited its release for clues on future Fed monetary policy direction...or so the headlines say. I say what ...

Global $11bn manager acquires US firm

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... research and investment capabilities as we seek to deliver a more robust investment and client service platform for the global market."