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New trustee launches managed investment schemes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... Capital, managing director of Calibre Capital, chief executive of Principal Real Estate Investors, and head of property securities and head of listed property at Colonial First State Investment Managers. Evolution Trustees was co-founded this year by ...

Insurers face significant asset risk charges from downgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... maintain interest rate duration through the use of derivatives, while reducing credit duration by owning shorter maturity securities. However, this is likely to reduce portfolio income, which at a time of already low yields might be unpalatable. "Given ...

FIIG bolsters managed bonds service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
FIIG Securities has introduced a Conservative Income Strategy option to its Managed Income Portfolio Service (MIPS) program. The new offering will provide investors with simplified access to professional management of investment grade senior and subordinated ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... deposits (2%), other financial assets (19%), land, buildings and equipment (2%), bonds, etc., $3.8b (3%), short term securities (3%), and derivatives (10%). These were partially offset by decreases in units in trusts (-2%), loans and placements (-2%) ...

Industry super fund selects J.P. Morgan for custody

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... $2.2 billion industry super fund. Club Plus Super selected the company following a competitive tender process. As its securities services provider, J.P. Morgan will deliver custody, fund accounting, unit pricing, performance and compliance reporting ...

Northern Trust expands Australian office

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Northern Trust is establishing a capital markets presence in Australia through its new securities lending trading desk based in Sydney. The global wealth management firm is also appointing a senior foreign exchange sales representative in its Sydney ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of global firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... authorised to provide product advice and deal in a number of classes of financial products, including derivatives, securities and superannuation for both retail and wholesale clients. Marigold Falconer was established in 1997 as Falconer Woods & Company ...

Investors must be ready for grey swans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... liquidity and protection against deeper drawdowns of riskier assets. While there is interest rate risk for longer-dated securities, particularly for stronger economies where interest rate hikes are more likely, bonds remain a valuable anchor in multi-asset ...

Antipodes LIC aims to raise $200m

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... APL), which has a 'Recommended' rating from Lonsec, will provide retail investors with access to a long-short global securities investment portfolio with active currency management. APL is based on Antipodes Partners' managed fund, the Antipodes Global ...

Investment manager announces takeover offer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... International. Mercantile, an investment manager principally investing directly and through controlled entities in securities that it considers are likely to provide attractive risk adjusted returns, told the ASX yesterday it has made an unconditional ...