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Northern Trust appoints head of hedge funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
Northern Trust has announced a new head of hedge fund services for Asia-Pacific, aligning with an evolving service demand in the hedge fund industry. The internal move sees Ali Sheikh appointed to the Asia-Pacific role. He was most recently a senior ...

Super funds predict Aussie dollar fall

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
Superannuation funds investing offshore will look to limit hedging strategies if their predictions ring true that the Aussie dollar will fall over the next two years. Sixty per cent of 40 Australian super funds surveyed by National Australia Bank (NAB) ...

Aberdeen Australian equities fund upgraded

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
The Aberdeen Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund has been upgraded to "Highly Recommended" by Lonsec following a recent review. The Aberdeen Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund was launched in August 2014. It is a concentrated portfolio of around 20-60 companies ...

Mother's Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
It's that time of the month again folks, the time of great anticipation for the coming of mother - the mother of all eco stats, that is. So wipe your microscopes clean and sharpen your scalpels. We'll need them to dissect and distil and scour the latest ...

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
"At this point, I see the U.S. economy as performing well." "Domestic spending has been growing at a solid pace." "If we were to move, say in December, it would be based on an expectation, which I believe is justified, that -- with an improving labor ...

Super fund returns fall again in September

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
The SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper Index fell again during September with the 12 month rolling performance sliding during the month from 6.5% to 6.0% by month's end. This drop in rolling annual returns was on the back of the 3.0% fall ...

Good tidings sway RBA to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
Rate cut/No rate cut. Well, 'twas a coin flip anyway - the rationales for a cut was equally rational as those for a no cut - so no blame all around. In the end, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to stay the course - keeping the official cash ...

Pick a number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
The nation stops today - Melbourne Cup Day and RBA decision day. I don't know which bet's an easier pick, choosing the winning horse where there are equines a-plenty to bet on or the RBA's decision on interest rates where it's practically a coin-flip. ...

Westpac profit boosted by BTIM sale

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
Westpac increased net profit by 6% to $8 billion over FY2015, driven largely by its partial sale of BT Investment Management. In its full-year results, the bank reported "a number of significant infrequent items that in aggregate increased net profit" ...

Macquarie set to pay $14m to advice clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
Macquarie Equities Limited (MEL) has identified 163 clients who received inadequate financial advice and are eligible for $14 million compensation. Macquarie Group confirmed that the enforceable undertaking dictated by the Australian Securities and ...