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mFunds grow by 77%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... popular funds transacted were multi-asset or mixed funds (21.4%), followed by global fixed income (20.4%), Australian equities (20.1%) and global equities (16.5%).

Investec buys stake in equity crowdfunding fintech

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... stake in Equitise, an equity crowdfunding business. Created in 2014, Equitise has been a forerunner in the Australian equities crowdfunding sector, working alongside regulatory shifts to accommodate this new form of investment. Investec Australia chief ...

Perpetual launches wholesale global equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... in different regions - and industries - than what they would traditionally find in Australia," said Perpetual global equities portfolio manager Garry Laurence. "As a result of this, some investors and their advisers may be concerned about the impact ...

GBST extends $8bn IFA partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... agreement with an $8 billion independent financial advice firm. As a result, Baillieu Holst will continue using GBST's Shares equities settlement platform and Front Office service for its over 50,000 advice and broking clients. Commenting on the partnership ...

Deflation and China pose biggest risks: PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... last year," the company said in its 2016 asset allocation outlook note. PIMCO said it is doubtful of the potential for equities to continue to deliver outsized returns and has identified three paradigm shifts underway that may necessitate a change in ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... then the CB's pounce. An alternative take is that financial markets force them to pounce. Heightened financial market - equities, commodities, currencies -- volatility, downgraded predictions for global (mainly emerging markets) growth, fears of a crash ...

Core holdings will be lacklustre in 2016: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... their global peers. Japan continues to be supported by accommodative monetary policy which will serve as a tailwind to equities. Furthermore, the continued focus on corporate governance should bring the greater potential for earnings going forward, Anderson ...

Aviva Investors appoints national account manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... portfolio. It aims to reach its target return whilst limiting the volatility of returns compared with an investment in global equities. Aviva Investors is the global asset management business of Aviva plc with assets under management of £267 billion ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... for US and Canadian institutions, the shift towards illiquid assets is occurring as they reduce their allocations in equities. Investors based in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are limiting their exposure to cash and fixed income, while increasing ...

GBST already set for T+2

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... provider of securities transaction software to confirm readiness for the impending T+2 settlement regime for the Australian equities market. The ASX is targeting 7 March 2016 as its date to complete the transition from T+3 to T+2 for cash equities, which ...