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New fund of funds taps Indian equity specialists

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... "There are many compelling reasons to invest in India. Among those reasons are that India is now the world's fastest growing major economy with China-style GDP growth, currently over 7.5% p.a. Whilst as we've seen with China, growth can stagnate, it ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... cuts from the Reserve Bank and associated reductions in mortgage rates; a Commonwealth Budget; a Federal election; and some major developments offshore such as the surprise UK referendum result ('Brexit') and the build -up leading into November's US ...

Former ANZ chief executive Mike Smith in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
Former ANZ chief executive Mike Smith has been recruited by a major professional services firm for an advisory role. Smith will join PwC Australia to assist with the firm's Asian growth strategy. He has been appointed as a senior advisor, charged with ...

Fund managers must offer genuine partnerships

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
Pricing too aggressively and paying nothing more than lip service to the notion that your clients are your partners is a slow route to profitability, according to GQG Partners chairman and chief investment officer Rajiv Jain. The global equities portfolio ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... higher than its long-run average of plus 5. However, "The strength in business conditions remains largely confined to the major services and construction industries, while relatively subdued conditions in wholesale and retail warrant close monitoring ...

A-REITs will have to work harder in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... returned 9.7% and 6.2% respectively. In its latest blog the fund manager questions whether A-REITs can outperform other major asset classes for a third consecutive year. A-REIT managers who have taken opportunities to sell non-core assets and redeploy ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... life expectancies "might sound like an exciting prospect, but running out of money is going to be a very real scenario and major concern for retirees," which means that financial services will "be on the frontline and need to prepare themselves now for ...

PIMCO hiring for 20 new roles in Asia expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
PIMCO will hire over 20 new professionals in sales and marketing, operations, legal and compliance roles to facilitate its Asia Pacific expansion. Speaking to Financial Standard, PIMCO head of Asia Pacific Eric J. Mogelof said the region "continues ...

University launches free SMSF course

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... managers' fees are too high, and they want to be in control of their own destiny," Steen said. However he warns there are major pitfalls for trustees who have little or no idea about their obligations as trustees. "People must not assume that their tax ...

ClearView updates LifeSolutions suite, increases premiums

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
ClearView has made a number of changes to its LifeSolutions product suite and increased income protection premiums, effective as of 21 October 2016. The changes include product upgrades, simplification of overall premium rating structure and increases ...