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SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- and mid-cap fund managers, where slightly less than a third (28.87%) underperformed the S&P/ASX Mid-Small Index. However, 67% of General Australian equity funds underperformed the S&P ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... 2012. But illustrating how attractive Australian government bonds have become to foreign global investors, in 2003 only one third of Australia's government debt was held by foreigners. Japan bank lending It might still be early days but so far the Bank ...

WA energy plant adds Canadian owners

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... Canadian investment firm now has an ownership stake in a Western Australia multi-fuel cogeneration power plant, marking its third investment down under. Fengate Capital Management has announced the financial closure on its equity investment in the Worsley ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... spending showed no change in the month of February. This is lower than market expectations for a 0.4% lift, marking the third month in a row of disappointing retail sales - up 0.3% in January versus expectations for a 0.4% gain; no change in December ...

The lucky country may not be so for future generations

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
New research from MLC reveals a third of Australian parents think lack of financial planning will prevent their children from enjoying the same lifestyle as them, with nearly 60% of the 2,000 surveyed saying the next generation will never own their ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... minus 0.2%). The ECB has euro appreciation not to thank for this. The deterioration in economic sentiment -- down for a third straight month to a reading of 103.0 in March from 103.9 in February, 105.0 in January and 106.6 in December - provide little ...

Trio Capital compensation complete

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... effectively removes these individuals from holding senior roles in the superannuation industry for a specified period of time. "A third group of investors have been advised that the Government cannot consider the payment of compensation under the SIS ...

Industry groups slam SEC plan to limit derivatives

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... requirements, as well as prospectus disclosure and effective risk management," Cameron added. The move by the SEC is the third in a series of rule changes designed to enhance the corporate regulator's risk monitoring and regulatory safeguards for funds ...

State Street acquires GE Asset Management

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... Under the agreement, State Street will acquire GEAM in a cash transaction, which is expected to be finalised early in the third quarter of 2016. State Street expects the transaction to be accretive to operation-basis earning per share for the first full ...

Over 45s lead super MDIOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... funds under management of 45% and reflects wider industry popularity in member-direct investment options. ING DIRECT head of third party distribution Mark Woolnough said the launch of the Living Super financial adviser portal was also a key milestone ...