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Chief economist update: It's the money, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
Extra, extra, read all about it! The S&P 500 index closed at a new all-time high overnight underpinned by bullish headlines that include: positive US-China trade talks; near-certainty of another Fed rate cut at its October FOMC meeting and the latest ...

VicSuper hits sustainability target early

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
The $24 billion superannuation fund has hit its target to deliver $3 billion in sustainable outcomes a year ahead of schedule. Releasing its annual report earlier this week, VicSuper revealed it reached the "ambitious" target - which represents about ...

Internal talent shuffle at AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
AMP has redistributed talent across two business arms. After an internal shuffle, AMP Capital has a new head of transformation for its public markets business, in SuperConcepts general manager of customer service Stuart Develyn. Develyn shifts to AMP ...

Industry fund hires from Colonial First State

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
An $11.3 billion industry fund has hired an investment specialist from Colonial First State. NGS Super has appointed former Colonial First State research and investment specialist Melinda He as its new manager - liquid assets in its investment team. ...

Hong Kong hedge funds suffering: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
As protests continue in Hong Kong, hedge funds based in the region have seen the first negative net outflows recorded by the industry in a decade. Small to medium-sized funds, overseeing up to US$500 million in assets, have "bore the brunt" of investor ...

$26 billion super joint venture eyes more funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
A joint venture between two superannuation funds with a combined $26 billion and 150,000 members has today taken off, with the chief executive hinting more funds could become involved. Equipsuper and Catholic Super's joint venture is officially ...

IFM pushes into large scale private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
IFM Investors has announced it will make a concerted push into larger scale private equity investments with the appointment of Jeremy Larkin to head the initiative. Larkin spent 25 years in corporate finance at Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan, also working ...

Next decade of defined contributions crucial: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
New research from the Thinking Ahead Institute indicates that the next 10 years of defined contributions will be crucial to the development of retirement systems all around the world. The Thinking Ahead Institute, which is based in London, said that ...

ASX faces challenge on ETF stronghold

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
ASX-listed exchange traded funds have raised close to $56 billion but now its lesser-known rival Chi-X is ready to start listing ETFs, with a Kapstream fund kicking off on it today. Chi-X started off trading small amounts of equities in Australia in ...

Chief economist update: Brexit uncertainty is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
Hear ye, hear ye! Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II has spoken. "My Government's priority has always been to secure the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union on October 31," she has said. Whether her majesty will later come to regret ...