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AB fund receives rating upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... underlying strategy has been running since June 2008," Lonsec said. "Since inception the strategy's average annual Australian dollar return has met the manager's internal performance target of 2%-3% above [the BAUBIL], before fees."

Saxo launches digital bond trading solution

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... high-yield corporate and government bonds from all over the world and in 20 different currencies, including Australian dollar denominated securities. Saxo says the move is expected to change the way investors trade bonds, a process which currently involves ...

Watershed SMA makes the right calls

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  SUNDAY, 11 SEP 2016
... Rowley. "Early in the year we traded out of IVV which held up relatively well given the sharp decline in the Australian dollar vs the USD. The US market fell, but the Aussie dollar also fell sharply to just below 70c in late January. The group also introduced ...

New fund tapping into Indian equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
India Avenue Investment Management Australia has taken advantage of the recent surge in India's economy by launching a new unlisted investment fund. The India Avenue Equity Fund is an open-ended fund with the ability to hold up to 30% cash, allowing ...

Unclear disclosure leads to $20 million in refunds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... customer complaint and notified ASIC that customers had been incorrectly charged foreign transactions fees for Australian dollar transactions processed overseas, which the bank's terms and conditions didn't clearly state were applicable. In turn Westpac ...

Low rates signify opportunity for reinvesting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... education "for the citizens of the world to take advantage of", and a bolstered tourism industry due to the low Australian dollar. Though, these alone cannot fill the commodity void. "Unfortunately, those three industries aren't as large as what's been ...

Future Generation marks first year with strong performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... was attributed to a number of FGG's global equity fund managers being impacted by the renewed strength of the Australian dollar and the underperformance of Asian markets throughout the year. "While FGG's fund managers faced a challenging global investment ...

GBST profits down in "year of transformation"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... - to June's Brexit outcome. "Had it not been impacted by a decline in the value of sterling compared to the Australian dollar caused by Brexit, on a constant currency basis, operating EBITDA for the second half would have been $12.5 million, in line ...

Austock expands investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... (Hedged) Index which is exposed to the fluctuations of the currencies its holdings are denominated in versus the Australian dollar. At Austock Life's investment portfolio level, the new diversified Indexed options will operate on a reduced 0.65% p.a. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... developments in the commodity markets and the outlook for US interest rates are likely to take some pressure off the Australian dollar allowing the Reserve Bank to be patient." Australia wage price index The bad news - the annual growth rate in Australian ...