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Omega wins institutional credit mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... said: 'OK, Omega's systems and processes can filter out, or in, any number of factors across the ESG spectrum'. So that was a big tick. Next, it was a matter of co-designing the return and risk outcomes desired by the fund, and demonstrating our capacity ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... generally speaking, don't have confidence that our industry is capable of delivering the things we say we can. That's a really big issue, possibly an existential issue for a large part of our industry," Ford said. During the wide-ranging state of the ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Japan's fund management industry is launching exchange traded funds to cater specifically for the central bank's massive monetary easing programme. Three new "physical and human capital" ETFs are designed solely for the Bank of Japan, which needs fresh ...

Latest APRA stats show drop in super assets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Superannuation assets fell 0.6% in the year to 31 March, according to the latest stats from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Total super assets dropped to $2 trillion in the 12-month period partially driven by poor investment performance. ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... also struggled and although Q1 is small in terms of dividend payments a large increase from India was not enough to offset big cuts in Brazil. Emerging market dividends fell 16.9% on an underlying basis.

Insto oligopoly stifling advice M&A activity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
There are still far more buyers than sellers for financial planning businesses due to 85% of licensees being controlled by six institutions, according to Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan. Despite what Tynan perceives as a ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Markit Flash US Manufacturing PMI If indications from Markit's preliminary estimate of US manufacturing activity is accurate, then talks of a Fed rate hike in June and/or "two or three" lifts this year could be just that, talk. The flash US manufacturing ...

Mirae backs Asian consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... good political regimes and innovation. "That's where China, where we are 40% overweight, comes to the fore. India, which is a big overweight at 25% comes through as does the Philippines and Indonesia. We're not playing the investment cycle in China ...

Advisers leading ETF investment charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Financial advisers are playing a major role in the increase of exchange-traded fund holdings among investors as use of these indexed investment vehicles is also becoming more sophisticated. Vanguard and Tria Investment Partners have released research ...

Financial planners improve standing in annual trust survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
Financial planners have improved their standing in the Roy Morgan Image of Professions survey but still have some way to go before they can be considered one of the most trusted professions. Of the 30 professions included in the survey, financial planners ...