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Future Fund expected to grow to $200bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... original contributions from government of $60.5 billion, with returns reaching 7.8%. Cash remains the fund's biggest asset class, making up 21% of the fund, followed by global equities (14.8%), alternative assets (14.8%), and private equity (11.6%). ...

APRA launches inquiry into CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... warrants our regulators taking action now," Morrison said. The announcement comes on the heels of potential shareholder class action launched by lawyers Maurice Blackburn with litigation funder IMF Bentham bank last week. Maurice Blackburn national head ...

Super FUM up 10pct to $2.3tn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... these flows contracted 10% from $7 billion in 2015-16. The march towards MySuper has meanwhile continued with this product class surging 26%, and seeing growth two-and-a-half times faster than the broad market. Fueling this was retail funds completing ...

CBA faces shareholder class action

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
The Commonwealth Bank is potentially facing the largest shareholder class action in Australian history, according to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers. In a statement, Maurice Blackburn said it was partnering with litigation funder IMF Bentham to open registrations ...

Infocus subsidiary adds to multi-manager suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
A subsidiary of Infocus Wealth Management expanded its multi-manager suite through an investment in an ESG-aligned Australian equities fund. Alpha Fund Managers, which also recently partnered with Investors Mutual and Folkestone, invested in Australian ...

Passive versus active is crippling: QIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
Active and passive fixed income investing are complementary, not at logger-heads, and serve different purposes within portfolios and in different market conditions, according to QIC. In a new paper the investment management giant explores the debate ...

BNY Mellon subsidiary makes local and global hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... distribution ambitions to deliver the highest standards of relationship management and engagement, together with best-in-class investment solutions for our clients." Separately, Adam Kibble will join Insight's Sydney team as a product specialist covering ...

Merged asset manager appoints Australian leadership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... the depth and breadth of complementary investment expertise that we can offer clients. We will continue to offer the world-class products and services for which we have become globally renowned but will now operate with a greatly enhanced local, regional ...

Blue Sky profits underscore alternatives opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
Blue Sky Alternative Investments reported a 97% boost in statutory net profit after tax to $20.7 million in its annual results, an outcome managing director Robert Shand believes underpins the firm's value proposition to clients looking for opportunities ...

IFM Investors continues global growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... underpins and drives our culture, motivation, values and decision making," Himbury said. "Combine this model with a world-class team and an aligned global institutional client base, we have a unique proposition of strong and growing appeal to investors ...