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AustralianSuper eyes $1.48bn in Indian infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
Australia's largest superannuation fund has signed an agreement with the Indian sovereign wealth fund to invest up to US $1 billion in infrastructure opportunities and is taking a shareholding in the fund manager. AustralianSuper made an initial ...

Chief economist update: RBA heading to zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
Trump's latest tat (branding Beijing a currency manipulator) for China's tit (allowing the yuan to fall below the psychological threshold of CNY7.0/US$1) highlights just how determined the US president is to win the trade war. Yes Virginia ...

Spaceship co-founder to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
The startup superannuation fund has appointed a new chief executive, bidding farewell to its co-founder Paul Bennetts who will exit management. Spaceship chair Andrew Moore was announced as the new chief executive for the company to staff this morning. ...

Shorting doesn't have to be risky: Solaris

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... other WAAAX stocks," Martin said. He explained that Solaris would never do a naked short on the WAAAX stocks given their "eye-wateringly vertical" growth. Summing up, Martin touted one of the long short funds' success stories. "Twelve months ago we stood ...

Advice associations weigh in on member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have revealed the two see eye to eye on some, but not all, matters. Both associations said they broadly support the bill's intent, noting insurance ...

MySuper eyes SMSF stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
MySuper could soon surpass self-managed super funds as the preferred retirement savings vehicle for Australians, a new Rainmaker report shows. Using the latest APRA data, Rainmaker's MySuper Report found the MySuper asset pool hit $713 billion at ...

Asset manager eyes Australian market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
A Latin American asset manager has partnered with Brookvine as it tries to tap institutional and wholesale investors in Australia and New Zealand for its high yield fund. Moneda Asset Management is the largest dedicated investor in Latin American high ...

Chief economist update: Another RBA rate cut should be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
The Aussie dollar is down. Repeat, the Aussie dollar is down! The A$/US$ exchange rate closed at US$0.6879 - down 2.3% this year to date its lowest level in three years - at the end of last week's trading. The local currency is down 1.8% (year-to-date) ...

Australians demand unpaid super laws: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... over-represented among those underpaid. In the lead up to the Federal election, it was disappointing is that major parties turned a blind eye to the fact that nearly three million Australians have super entitlements stolen every year, Dean said. "Politicians ...

Tobacco company launches life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
A major tobacco company is eyeing the life insurance industry by launching products that offer discounts for customers that quit smoking or switch to alternatives. Philip Morris International, the manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes, will launch life ...