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Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... costs low and refocus the fund's investment efforts. The industry super fund closed its Australian Fixed Interest, International Fixed Interest and International Shares (Hedged) investment options on 28 January 2016. The two fixed interest options were ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... months from a 0.12% below trend reading in June to the current 0.11% above trend result." This was largely driven by international developments: Rising commodity prices; the steepening of the yield curve and share market gains. Domestically-based confidence ...

Fintech grows through adviser platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... bottom-up analysis of the stocks. To help build the themes Sahgal added former Perennial Investment Partners head of international equities Clay Carter to his team in 2016. Macrovue is also one of a few Australian companies to have registered with the ...

Top 10 financial planning stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... and customer demands, a number of big players are re-evaluating their commitment to wealth management. Unlike many international counterparts, Australian banks have typically muscled through weaker economic conditions and delivered bumper profits and ...

Software provider signs four Aussie hedge funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
An international cloud-based software provider will expand into Australia via four newly-signed hedge fund clients. Driven by the demand for affordable, institutional quality integrated OMS and PMS software, Singapore-based AlphaDesk began actively ...

NZ SMEs to receive $260m VC boost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
The NZ Super Fund will invest $260 million into SMEs across New Zealand over the next five to ten years via a range of venture capital funds. The fund will invest up to NZ$90 million in Direct Capital's V Fund, up to NZ$120 million into Pioneer Capital's ...

Equities on the nose in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... uncertainty, seeing investor confidence wane and portfolio activity increase across most demographics. "In regards to international equities, declines were observed across all age groups and this is possibly due to people's reaction to uncertainty and ...

ANZ director retires after nine years

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... became an ANZ director in 2007; at the time, he also became a director at Woolworths. He has also served on the international advisory boards of Goldman Sachs and held senior roles at the China Banking Regulatory Commission and the Lowy Institute for ...

Industry fund seeks volatility overlay mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... recently awarded an equity overlay mandate from an industry super fund seeking further downside protection in its international equities portfolio. The mandate provides an equity risk mitigation strategy to about one-third of a $1.3 billion international ...

Montgomery funds rated by Zenith

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... Zenith. The Montgomery Global Fund and the Montaka Global Access Fund received the rating following Zenith's 2016 International Shares Review. Zenith noted in its rating report the Montgomery Global Fund provides investors with a concentrated, currency ...