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AB fund awarded recommended rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Global asset manager AllianceBernstein's AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating from Zenith. The fund mainly invests in shares listed on the ASX and is designed for equity investors seeking lower volatility, reduced ...

Group market weakness hurts 12-month risk figures

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
Overall risk sales at the major insurers have fallen 5.9% over the 12 months to end of March owing to significant falls in group risk sales. The latest figures from Plan For Life show even though overall risk premium inflows for March were up 6.2% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Australia private sector credit The latest update on Australia's private sector credit provides a first look at the impact of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cut in the official cash rate from 2.0% to 1.75% on the 3rd of May. Total private sector ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Australia new home sales The Housing Industry Association reported that sales of new homes fell by 4.4% to 7,278 units in the month of May following a 4.7% decline in the previous month. Sales of detached homes continued to contract - down by 6.7% in ...

Majority of Masterfunds see losses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Masterfunds ended the year to March 2016 down by 0.4% to total $668,7 billion, with the majority of leading companies reporting small or modest reductions in their MasterFund businesses, according to Plan For Life research. Macquarie group was the only ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Australia residential property prices The weighted average of residential property prices in Australia's eight capital cities declined by 0.2% in the March quarter negating the 0.2% increase recorded in the previous quarter. The result is lower than ...

Challenger, AMP come out on top in difficult managed funds year

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
AMP and Challenger were the only wholesale fund managers to report any significant growth in the March 2016 quarter, according to Plan for Life research. On a quarterly basis, the wholesale funds sector fell 3% during the March quarter. Annually, the ...

Industry fund awards $500m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
An industry superannuation fund has placed $500 million with IFM Investors' global indexed equity strategy. HESTA's large investment marks the first mandate for the recently-launched strategy and IFM Investors chief executive Brett Himbury said the ...

Super uncertainty makes engagement top priority

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
Global technology company Pitney Bowes believes superannuation funds face a triple threat when it comes to engaging members, especially while the industry is enduring a large shake-up. The firm said recent budget announcements should reinforce an engagement ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... in 2017 but inflation forecasts were lifted with the core inflation predicted to increase by 1.7% (from 1.6% forecast in March ) in 2016 and 1.9% (from 1.8%) in 2017. Australia consumer confidence The Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index ...