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Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... points. Rome shed 0.48 per cent and Madrid fell 0.78 per cent. Outside the eurozone, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies fell 1.50 per cent to 6,520.98 points. Investors there also reacted to news that although Britain's economy grew faster-than-expected ...

Van Eck lists gold miners ETF on ASX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... the overall performance of companies involved in the gold mining industry. The ETF is domiciled in the US and unhedged. The top five companies by weighting in April 2015 were Goldcorp (6.86%), Barrick Gold (6.55%), Newmont Mining (6.45%), Newcrest Mining ...

Pension funds loading up on alternatives: BIS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Pension funds are loading up on alternative investments in response to declining asset returns according to an annual report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Pension funds in the UK and US are reported to be driving the shift with the ...

Wilson to raise $550m for philanthropic LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... million to organisations that support young Australians affected by mental illness. The fund will give investors exposure to top global equities fund managers such as Magellan Asset Management, Cooper Investors, IronBridge Capital, Paradice Investment ...

TCorp becomes $70bn investment giant

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) has become one of Australia's top 10 asset managers after State Super outsourced its funds management activities to the now $70 billion investment giant. This is the latest phase of an amalgamation process that started ...

Executive appointment round-up

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... executive to retire - Jane Perry will retire at the end of the year after a long career at the helm of some of Australia's top financial services businesses. John Waller retires from NAB, BNZ - Waller has been an NAB non-executive director and chairman ...

Qantas Super chief executive to retire

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... Super chief executive Jane Perry will retire at the end of the year after a long career at the helm of some of Australia's top financial services businesses. Perry took on the role at Qantas in February 2012, succeeding interim chief Andrew Spence. She ...

Investors concerned smart beta lacks transparency

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... asked about their list of priorities for future product development in the ETF space, smart beta ETFs dominate the list of top items and was mentioned by 37% of investors. Ease of implementation, low turnover and transaction costs were rated 3.66 on ...

Medcraft sticks up for asset managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... Oraganization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) chair Greg Medcraft. Speaking in his capacity as the head of IOSCO, Australia's top financial regulator told a National Press Club conference in Washington, DC that there is not a strong enough case for ...

Life risk sales falling

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Individual death, total permanent disability (TPD) and trauma insurance sales fell by 8% to $280 million in the March quarter, according to research by DEXX&R. DEXX&R's report notes that this time is "traditionally the slowest quarter" for insurance ...