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In-house investment leading mandate charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... last 12 months were AustralianSuper, Prime Super, HESTA, Hostplus and Sunsuper. These five super funds accounted for one-third of all mandates appointed in the period, Rainmaker said. Although some not-for-profit super funds were early adopters of in-house ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... weakness. He adds global interest rates have risen sharply since the US election accelerating a trend that began in the third quarter in response to widely improving economic data. He expects the global upturn to strengthen, meaning the rise in rates ...

Asia-Pacific comes out on top in unlisted real estate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... European peers towards the end of 2016. According to the Global Real Estate Fund Index, Asia-Pacific returned 2.94% in the third quarter of 2016, outperforming the US (1.98%) and Europe (1.01%) by a significant margin. Australia was a key driver of performance ...

Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... uncertainty," he said. At home, Craig characterises Australia as "sailing in fairer winds." Despite a retraction of growth in the third quarter of 2016, he points to the strength of the mining sector and the housing market, and predicts an increase in ...

BT doubles wrap market share

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Master funds grew $57.9 billion in the year to 30 September 2016, now totalling $713.4 billion. According to the latest figures from Strategic Insight, the surge was largely driven by a strong September quarter which saw funds under management rise ...

First-mover advantage key to smart beta ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... US$130 billion ($177 billion), reflecting a high 31.7% market share. Vanguard is second with US$83 billion and Wisdom Tree third with US$58 billion. These top three players hold 66% of the entire market. Acorns Grow Australia managing director George ...

Trump keeping M&A on a leash

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
... While the report noted strong activity throughout the year - amounting to 17,369 deals representing US$3.2 trillion and the third-highest deal value since 2007 - it was 18.1% down on 2015, which Mergermarket attributed to "a series of political shockwaves." ...

Rejected TPD claims deemed fair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
... right claims decisions are being made." BTFG has implemented additional processes when reviewing TPD claims, including a third layer of internal review for all denials prior to claimants being notified. EY said the findings of the review were consistent ...

Westpac provides head start to wealth management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
Two-thirds of Australian parents worry about how financially astute their children will be by the time they graduate high school and Westpac is offering a $200 head start. As part of its 200th anniversary celebrations, the bank has developed the 'Bump' ...

A$ drop brings good cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... February and up 6.5% this year to date. Not bad for an economy that only a few weeks ago reported a 0.5% contraction in the third quarter, eroding consumer and business confidence, a bigger budget deficit (that threatened its AAA-credit rating) and all ...