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Alternatives drove Permal and EnTrust marriage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... bonds won't get you your yield targets, corporate bonds neither," he said. "You could argue that high yield these days is trading at more attractive levels but it's not without risk and sensitivity to energy prices. "Private debt seems to come in and ...

Active managers need new measurement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... Regulation (CIFR) finds the way performance is measured from disclosed holdings "contains systematic biases related to interim trading and the realisation of taxes." The research by CIFR chief executive David Gallagher, Zhe Chen and Geoff Warren, indicates ...

Link to replace Veda in ASX200

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... the company will be acquired by Equifax. S&P Dow Jones Indices will remove Veda Group Limited ASX 200 after the close of trading on February 11, 2016. Veda Group Limited will be replaced by Link Administration Holdings Limited in the S&P/ASX 200 after ...

Macquarie reports annuity business profit dips

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... December 2014 quarter, which chief executive Nicholas Moore said was due to its "capital markets-facing businesses' recent trading conditions [reflecting] current market uncertainty." Moore concluded, "Macquarie remains well-positioned to deliver superior ...

LGS adds 15 ETFs to member-direct option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... investment option, combining the investment advantages of a managed fund with the ease and cost-effectiveness of share trading. We've been keeping a close eye on what's available with a view to opening this door for members who want to be more hands-on ...

ASX partners with US tech firm for new trade platform

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... post-trade platforms. In a statement, the exchange operator said this was part of its wider plans to upgrade all of its main trading platforms using distributed ledger technology, with a view to improving on the current clearing and settlement service ...

Report highlights sea-change in asset owner operations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... largely domestic assets taken in-house. The next phase will see asset owners with their own fund managers located and trading offshore. This means that asset owners will need services - custody, administration, trading, middle and back office services ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... do not operate in a vacuum. When the Fed met and decided to lift after their 15-16 FOMC meeting, crude oil prices were trading at around the mid-US$30 a barrel mark and Fed Yellen revealed to us (at the time) about her confidence that a stabilisation ...

ETFs saw record growth in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... exposures also grew substantially as investors became more confident in the resolution of the Eurozone crisis, with both trading and inflows into European oriented ETFs increasing markedly compared to previous years. "We believe the industry will continue ...

Tribeca creates new investment role

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... several years' experience in funds management from Boronia Capital where he was a research scientist focused on automated trading strategies. "Peter comes with excellent quantitative skills and an ability to manage very large data sets in conjunction ...