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JPMorgan fund excludes tobacco, cuts fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... strategy manages US$181 million ($246 million) in Australia and aims to capitalise on global macroeconomic trends driving asset class returns. J.P. Morgan Asset Management head of Australia funds David Hallifax told investors in July that from August ...

Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
"Wage growth in Australia has grown at an annual rate of 2.1%, continuing to stabilise between 2-2.1% over the past four quarters." That's the positive spin from ABS chief economist Bruce Hockman. Not necessarily negative - wages are still growing ...

Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... continuing high returns from equities markets - both Australian and international. Australian equities, the largest asset class in many balanced funds, contributed a 13% return. Similarly, the annual contribution of hedged international equities was ...

Mason Stevens renews custodian

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
The managed accounts provider has extended the relationship with its custodian as it continues to build its business. NAB Asset Servicing will handle Mason Stevens's custody needs for the next five years. The eight-year-old managed accounts provider ...

BNY Mellon partners for new fund, eyes Aussie retail market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... well-respected group such as Pinnacle will enable Australian financial advisers and retail investors access to that same world class investment expertise their larger counterparts have enjoyed," he said. BNY Mellon will act as the investment manager ...

Asset consultant expands capital markets team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... degree and a master of public administration in economic policy management from Columbia University in New York, where he was class valedictorian. "Philip has an impressive professional and academic pedigree and a diverse background of prior roles. He ...

Funds SA appoints chair, director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
The $30 billion public fund manager has chosen a former UniSuper head of public markets to chair its board, while another investment veteran is joining the board as a director. Both spots opened up when former South Australia Deputy Premier and Treasurer ...

Limited MDA deadline closes in

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... licensing requirements if the path chosen by a licensee is to apply to become an MDA provider. When ASIC updated the MDA class order in September last year, one of the changes was to provide a sunset arrangement for the limited MDA client arrangements ...

Are SMSF investors too conservative?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
The view that self-managed superannuation funds with less than $1 million in assets are likely to underperform APRA-regulated funds says more about SMSF asset allocation then it does for where individual members fit inside Australia's $2.6 trillion ...

Boutique equities manager raising $4 million

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... world "mega trends": healthcare, globalisation, energy, disruptive technology, the rise of the individual (rising middle class in developed areas), and agriculture food and water. Seer Asset Management has launched a wholesale offer of $4 million through ...