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VanEck launches new income product

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... income in an era of prolonged low interest rates. The Income ETF Model Portfolio will have greater exposure to Australian equities versus global equities in comparison to VanEck's existing portfolios. Of the portfolio's global equities allocation, higher ...

NAB revamps superannuation trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... superannuation for a period. He has also worked as a Mercer partner and was most recently the chief executive of Melbourne equities shop Cooper Investors. Beth McConnell has 30 years of experience and is an industry panel member at Australian Financial ...

Boutique fund manager chief retires

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
A $14 billion Melbourne equities boutique is looking for a new chief executive as the incumbent retires. Steve Schubert retired as Cooper Investors' chief executive in December. He first joined the boutique in May 2015 as its chief operating officer ...

Global equities enjoy strongest year since 2013

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... asset class returns on a calendar year basis were up across almost the entire board, with international and Australian equities performing best thanks to returns of 28% and 23.4% over 2019. The numbers demonstrate a significant improvement for both asset ...

Franklin Templeton veteran readies two funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
A global equities boutique launched by a Franklin Templeton veteran is getting ready to pitch two new Aussie-domiciled funds to private wealth firms and wholesale clients down under. Bahamas-based Holowesko Partners is aiming to launch in the next two ...

Global manager's Aussie distribution head retires

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... Pacific Nick Trueman said in a statement. "Today, T. Rowe Price Australia is among the highest inflow managers for global equities in the intermediary market and has gained strong support from the institutional market." "The business has also succeeded ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... investment that the economy sorely needs. The wealth effect engendered by the recovery in property prices and the gains in the equities market should also support consumer spending. I say "should" because, looking at the stats at hand, it remains uncertain ...

Janus Henderson shuts down Aussie fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
Janus Henderson Investors has shut down the $159 million Australian version of its global emerging market equities fund, returning capital to investors. The Australian fund was officially terminated on October 31 and the windup concluded a month after. ...

Industry veteran set to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
An industry veteran is gearing up to launch a new fund next week, focusing on Australian equities. Julia Lee, founder and chief investment officer of Burman Invest, left her role at Bell Direct after 11 years at the end of 2019 to launch her new business ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... year. "This builds on a strong 15 month period for gold dating back to the start of Q4 2018, when a sharp sell-off in equities reignited investment demand for gold," Eliseo said. Gold has rallied 35% in Australian dollar terms over the past 15 months. ...