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Plato launches income-focused LIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Plato Investment Management is establishing its first listed investment company, responding to investor demand. The initial public offering for Plato Income Maximiser Limited (ASX:PL8) allows Australian investors to access an actively managed, diversified ...

Responsible investment distinguishes active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Responsible investment strategies are giving active managers a distinct edge over passive managers because they're responding to a new generation demanding more socially conscience investment opportunities, a lead investment manager says. Responsible ...

Folkestone winds up fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... who have received an internal rate of return of 14.5% per annum since inception of the Fund and validates Folkestone's active management of its unlisted funds."

Women key to finance sector culture issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... job...[Because] companies don't want you to fail; they want to support you to succeed," and advised organisations to be more active about sponsoring and supporting women into leadership positions. International Women's Development Agency chair Kirsten ...

New social bond advocates gender equality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
National Australia Bank is issuing a social bond that will enable institutional investors to directly invest in Australian organisations actively championing women and equality in the workplace. The NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality) is a fixed income ...

Merger creates active management behemoth

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The recommended all-share merger of two international active investment managers will create an entity worth more than $1 trillion in assets. Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management have agreed to the terms of the merger, whereby Aberdeen and Standard ...

2017 to usher in stock-picker renaissance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... investors turn away from yield in pursuit of growth. Speaking to Financial Standard in Sydney, Wellso said that bottom-up active management had a rough year in 2016 because "there was such a big demand for yield. That's what people were after: bond proxies ...

Life insurance industry rebuts need for greater reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... experiencing significant reform indirectly via its close connection to the superannuation industry. "Given this substantial and active reform agenda, we suggest that it would be in the interests of both consumers and the industry for any further reform ...

Super doesn't need tender system: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... Australian system already has low-cost product options. MySuper products are designed for default members who do not make an active decision and a large number of superannuation funds offer a MySuper product. Fees for Australian MySuper products compare ...

Qualitas expands with senior appointment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... increased focus on the 'value-add' sector of the market; acquiring existing assets with the potential to add value through active management, refurbishment or change of use. Qualitas managing director principal investments Mark Fischer said the value-add ...