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Industry fund awards emerging markets mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... three years ago emerging markets were "having a really tough time - momentum was horrible, growth was bad and the asset class was in really bad shape." In the last two and two-and-a-half years this has turned around, Nutt said. "The drivers of that growth ...

ASIC wants industry views on short selling

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... relating to both naked and covered short selling. The consultation coincides with the sunsetting of a number of related class orders, ASIC said. ASIC is proposing to grant legislative relief to "allow market makers of certain exchange-traded products ...

Pension fund CIO departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... officer for the real estate division and the real assets unit. Following the GFC, he led the restructuring of the asset class, refocusing on core investments in real estate and infrastructure that generated stable returns. He was appointed interim chief ...

AMP hit with another proposed class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
Maurice Blackburn has jumped on the bandwagon, seeking interest to launch a third class action against AMP. Announcing its action today, the law firm is attempting to attract as many AMP shareholders as possible by way of a "market disrupting" commission ...

Perpetual appoints new GM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... "We are delighted to make an internal appointment of Vicki's calibre. Her leadership and dedication to providing a first-class experience for our clients will continue to benefit our entire business." Prior to leading the group's management services ...

More mums in the workforce: ABS

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
As Mother's Day fast approaches, latest Census data shows more than 53% of Australia's six million mums are active in the workforce - an increase of about seven percentage points over the 10 years to 2016. The Australian Bureau of Statistics also points ...

AMP to fight class actions, prioritise performance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
AMP confirmed it will vigorously defend two class action lawsuits brought against it by shareholders in the wake of the Financial Services Royal Commission. In an ASX announcement on the morning of its AGM, AMP stated it had been served with two class ...

Infrastructure receives $24.5 billion injection

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... Corporation (Melbourne and Launceston airports) and 50% in Port Hedland. Infrastructure as a whole is an important asset class for Australian investors, with more than $111 billion FUM invested, primarily led by superannuation funds, according to Rainmaker ...

Labor responds to 'unfair' Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... supplement, costing pensioners $14 a fortnight and forcing people to keep working until they are 70, he added. "We know middle class and working class people are struggling with the cost of living - this is overdue relief, but it doesn't make up for ...

Insto investment committees step away from status quo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... assumptions or models. Based on these, the asset owner decides its strategic asset allocation before moving to set asset class objectives; and finally a governance model oversees or monitors the approach at regular intervals. Speaking at the 2018 Willis ...