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AllianceBernstein wins industry fund mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... million in AllianceBernstein's Managed Volatility Equities Fund Green strategy, known as Green MVE, which launched in December last year. The strategy is based on the view that a portfolio of low-volatility shares may not only limit losses but outperform ...

Northern Trust chair defends Woodford loan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... pence per share of the NAV. Link does not expect the suspension of the Woodford Equity Income Fund to end until at least December this year. Link is responsible for valuing the portfolio of Woodford Patient Capital Trust with the support of an independent ...

Chief economist update: Fed future move depends on dollar direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... respondents think the Fed will cut rates to 1.75%-2.0% in September and then by another 25 basis points to 1.50%-1.75% at its December 2019 FOMC meeting and keep them there through to the end of 2020. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is less sanguine, projecting ...

Perpetual appoints general manager, distribution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... expand its capabilities." Quaife will officially step into the general manager, distribution role at Perpetual in early December. This appointment comes after the former chief executive of Schroders joined the Perpetual board and two long standing non-executive ...

Chief economist update: Germany in the budget's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... anything anymore about monetary policy, the European Central Bank controls interest rates (currently at zero, it ended QE in December 2018) nor the exchange rate, no more deutschmarks, just euros. Germany's fiscal spending is also limited. As per ...

APRA hires from AustralianSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... currency. Ferguson's appointment comes after long-time APRA head of investment risk Craig Roodt left the regulator in December last year to head up Deloitte's investment and wealth advisory arm. His departure from AustralianSuper is less than ...

Northern Trust embroiled in YouTube fundie saga

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... suspended Woodford Equity Income Fund) confirmed it does not expect the suspension of the fund to end until at least December. Link said in a statement: "We appreciate that the ongoing suspension of the fund will be causing you inconvenience and anxiety." ...

Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... "Washington then plans to deliver a wave of new tariffs on Chinese goods, ranging from footwear to telephones, on 15 December. "China also plans to hit another 3,000 American products with tariffs by the end of the year." While the latest developments ...

UniSuper hires from Janus Henderson

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... team of 50 people from almost none almost eight years ago. It managed about 65% of its investments in house as of last December. Most core assets in-house but the fund also outsources to external managers. Last month, the fund expressed its disappointment ...

APRA slaps traffic light ratings on super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... Performance Review, which is open for a six-week consultation period. APRA expects the final version will be released in December.