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Shaw and Partners appoints foundation members

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Shaw and Partners has set up a committee for its charitable foundation and appointed 12 private wealth advisers and executives to the new division. The advice firm established the foundation in June this year and will aim at encouraging staff and clients ...

Inflation expectations says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Another day, another Fed speaks Fed speak. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer reportedly "told a group on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Peru" that the Fed will raise interest rates this year. But (of course there's ...

Russell Investments sold to TA Associates

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
The breadth of Russell Investments' operations in execution, as well as its orientation to multi-asset and solutions investing, formed a major part in its US$1.15 billion sale. Global growth private equity firm TA Associates announced on Friday it had ...

California pension giants must divest from coal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
US pension fund giant CalPERS and CalSTRS must divest their positions in coal companies after a new bill was signed into law in California last week. California governor Edmund Brown announced the signing of the bill on his website. The move is in line ...

Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
We're happy, Jan! This is the universal chorus from financial markets everywhere the week - the first 7 trading days of October - after the quarter - the worst three-months since September 2011 - before. Oh yes, yes, yo Virginia, we're happy little ...

Australian custody market grows to $2.8 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
The Australian custodial market is nearing $2.8 trillion and grew by more than 7% in the first half of 2015 according to the latest industry data. The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) said as at 30 June 2015, about $1.93 trillion in ...

Lazard launches new alternatives fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
Lazard Asset Management has launched a new long/short European equity fund. The Lazard European Alternative Fund, which is UCITS compliant, comprises a liquid portfolio of around 60 European large and mid-cap stocks, both long and short, selected on ...

Australian Unity strengthens Diversified Property Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
The Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund has purchased an industrial property in Melbourne's south east for $15.1 million. The property, 19 Corporate Avenue, Rowville, is a 20,950 square-metre site which incorporates a modern, 12,300 square-metre ...

Platform flows stagnated in FY15

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Fund flows into platforms barely exceeded outflows in the year to June 2015, according to Plan for Life research. FY15 saw $55.6 billion come into the platform sector, but outflows were $55.3 billion, resulting in a positive net flow of $0.3 billion. ...

SPIVA report shows most active managers beaten by index again

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) scorecard has once again revealed the vast majority of active managers underperform their benchmark. The latest rebalance of the semi-annual report for data to end of June 2015, shows that ...