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Super fund awards Aussie equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
A $43 billion superannuation scheme awarded a mandate worth more than $200 million to Omega Global Investors. State Super allocated the funds to Omega's smart beta-plus strategy, complementing its existing Australian equity portfolio. Omega joins ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... 10.0% in the year to May, while slower than the 12.7% annual rate recorded in the previous month, this growth rate remains close to a six-year high. Beijing's drive towards increased construction activity (through infrastructure spending) in order ...

MetLife, AFA call for more diversity in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... to join the UN's Women's Global Innovation Coalition for Change. Applications for MetLife Progress opened on June 24 and close July 12. Applicants must identify as female, have up to five years' experience as a financial adviser, planner or paraplanner ...

Chief economist update: Expect an RBNZ rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... New Zealand's unemployment rate has fallen from 4.3% in the December 2018 quarter to 4.2% in the March 2019 quarter - close to the 10-year low of 4% recorded in September last year - the country's inflation rate had been decelerating further ...

Excellence in managed accounts recognised

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... award. IMAP chair Toby Potter said the awards judging panel was impressed by the quality and depth of entries. "It was a very close contest in each of the categories," Potter said. "We wish to congratulate the winners in each of the awards categories ...

Chief economist update: ECB to leave no policy tool unturned

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... any case for as long as necessary to ensure the continued sustained convergence of inflation to levels that are below, but close to, 2% over the medium term". Euro economists and investors may as well scratch that June 6 policy meeting and the indications ...

Vanguard lowers fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... delivering high value and low cost across our broad range." However, Reedman went on to explain that while investors should pay close attention to costs - it shouldn't be the only reason they choose an investment fund. "When it comes to evaluating ...

Wealth management investigations spike

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... approaches - including the corporate governance taskforce and continuous monitoring of large financial services. "Under our close and continuous monitoring program we have already conducted around 200 onsite interviews with banking staff at all levels ...

AMP loses mandate to AustralianSuper

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
AMP has lost a workplace superannuation fund contract to AustralianSuper. Australia Post has selected AustralianSuper as its new default super fund provider following pressure from the Communications Workers Union (CWU), the representative of postal ...

Zurich Investments to swap small caps managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... $66 million in funds under management. It is currently managed by Sigma Funds Management which has advised Zurich it will close its business by August end. Zurich said it is already in negotiations for a small caps manager to replace Sigma. Until then ...