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REITs the saving grace on SPIVA scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... evaluated returns from 109 Australian bond funds, 378 international equity funds, and 786 Australian equity funds including large, mid and small-cap and real estate investment trusts. REITs were the only funds to beat their benchmark index, outperforming ...

Macquarie IM acquires equities specialist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... clients, focused on delivering strong risk-adjusted returns over the long term," he said. The deal is expected to be finalised by mid-2018.

Shuttering dividend cash loophole to hit SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
The Labor Government is proposing to eliminate cash refunds received from excess dividend imputation credits - a "generous" tax loophole that's mostly benefiting self-managed super funds. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said this "unfair revenue leakage" ...

AMP Capital enters US telco market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
AMP Capital will acquire a US telecommunications company, becoming the fund manager's first asset of its type in the region. AMP Capital entered into a definitive agreement with Everstream Solutions' investors for an undisclosed amount. The super-regional ...

Listed wealth group appoints state manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... with building support in the states for the group's life insurance and wealth management solutions. Fox joined ClearView in mid-2017 from BT Financial Group and replaces Kathryn Williamson who was promoted to the new role of head of distribution strategy ...

Global asset manager rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... alternative solutions such private debt on real assets, while bolstering its equity investment expertise around thematic, small and mid-caps, and emerging funds. Paris-based Ostrum chief executive Matthieu Duncan said: "Our new brand name Ostrum Asset ...

AXA inks $20 billion deal, pivots insurance business strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... innovative client solutions. Our combined P&C Commercial lines operations, will have a strong position in the large and upper mid-market space, including in specialty lines and reinsurance, and will complement and further enhance AXA's already strong ...

Advice clients demand philanthropic conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Philanthropy is becoming part of the conversation between financial advisers and clients as it's an area increasingly accessible to middle Australians, an estate planning expert says. Australian Unity Trustees national manager of estate panning Anna ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... the year to January from 4.86% in the previous month. This, apart from December's annual growth rate, is the slowest since mid-2014 (when the official cash rate was 100 basis points higher at 2.5%). The details of the report show that despite buoyant ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... were no price targets in the RBA minutes but perhaps, it's at or close to the Federal Treasury's US$55/tonne projected in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) report for 2017-18, released in December last year. "Iron ore prices are assumed ...