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Custodians oversee heightened domestic equity trades

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... at growing our funds management sector and streamlining operations. An additional focus is the replacement of the ASX equities settlement platform CHESS. "The replacement of CHESS is a significant initiative by the ASX, and fundamentally important to ...

WAM Capital announces LIC takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... consistently "underperformed" since inception. WAM Capital made a conditional off-market takeover bid for Wealth Defender Equities Limited (ASX: WDE) overnight for a price of $0.996 per share. This represents a 15% premium based on WDE's one-month ...

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
Vanguard is introducing an ethically conscious international equities fund alongside an ethically conscious global bond fund for investors looking to reflect their values through their investments. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares ...

Perpetual reports $140m profit, investments business dips

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... increased costs were partially offset by higher performance fees, and the company maintained its market share in Australian equities during the year, the company said. "Market conditions have been challenging for Perpetual Investments, although a number ...

Kapstream renews industry fund relationship

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... growth assets were 'priced to perfection' and had been looking for strategies to allocate to as a replacement for equities," Block said. ACSRF chief executive Greg Cantor said the super fund was "delighted to invest again with Kapstream in a ...

Future Fund delivers 9.3%, increases risk moderately

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... and the potential for further shocks remains," Costello said. The fund's allocation stands as: Developing market global equities (18.2%), alternative assets (15.4%), cash (15.1%), private equity (14.1%), debt securities (8.9%), infrastructure and timberland ...

Industry fund awards sustainable equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
An international fund manager was awarded a sustainable, emerging markets equities mandate by an $8.5 billion industry superannuation fund. Following a review, the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund will invest an undisclosed amount ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... printed a quote today from LPL Financial: "Fresh highs in the S&P 500 in particular are a signal that the bull market in equities is alive and well... Two big reasons we see continued equity strength and an extension of this economic cycle are strong ...

Aussie super asset allocation "riskier": Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... propensity of Australian superannuation funds to invest a substantial portion of retirement savings in "risker" assets such as equities. According to the report, the asset allocation of Australian superannuation funds is heavily geared towards equities ...

Global asset manager launches smart beta indices

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... relative to equivalent market-capitalisation weighted indices. "Moreover, consistent exposure to RIPE Factors within equities provides potential to increase risk-adjusted excess returns by reaping the full benefits," Phayre said. RIPE Factors refers ...