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Titans Fund added to Macquarie Wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... strategies and active currency management. It focuses on global businesses with high returns on invested capital, strong free cash flow generation, solid balance sheets and a track record of returning cash to shareholders through growing dividends and/or ...

Challenger annuities join CFS platforms

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... general manager, Linda Elkins, said offering annuities via platforms makes it easier for retirees to lock-in a guaranteed cash flow irrespective of how long they live. Elkins said recent modeling by Ernst & Young and Colonial First State showed that ...

FEATURE: Custody under review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
Custodians are a vital organ for super funds and asset managers. Darren Snyder explores the trillion-dollar industry. The $2.6 trillion Australian custody market has been highly active during the past 18 months and continues to be watched as several ...

NZ Super Fund heavy on growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... had been given to the level of risk it was appropriate for the fund to take. "The fund's long timeframe and certain cash flow mean it can take on more equity exposure than many other investors. We are prepared to weather volatility in fund returns as ...

Macquarie wrap adds AB fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
Macquarie Wrap adding the AllianceBernstein Managed Volatility Equities Fund is further evidence Australians nearing retirement are demanding investment products with more certainty while still participating in growth. The fund, which most recently ...

IOOF ripe for takeover, fund manager says

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
IOOF's sale of Perennial Growth and Perennial Fixed Income to Henderson would make the business more attractive to potential buyers, Beulah Capital managing director Christian Ryan said. Ryan manages the Takeover Target Portfolio, a strategy that invests ...

Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... per cent on concerns about the impact of splitting off its PayPal unit. The company slashed its forecast for 2015 free cash flow from PayPal by $US100 million ($A131 million) to $US1.6-$US1.8 billion due to higher separation costs, Bloomberg reported. ...

Emerging markets equity fund launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... underperforming," Johnson said. "These holdings also display faster and durable growth attributes over time in sales, earnings and cash flow. We think that if we gain insight into a company's fundamental quality and growth, pay attention to valuations ...

AB managed equities fund joins netwealth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
One of Alliance Bernstein's (AB) funds offering potential for wealth protection during downside markets was added to the netwealth investment platform. The AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund joined netwealth and it becomes the latest activity for AB ...

Property groups looking through the schooner glass

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... Murphy's and BWS retail liquor assets, "provided them with exposure to a high quality CPI-hedged resilient rental income cash flow, generated from a high calibre tenant." Woolworths' businesses became Charter Hall's largest tenant customer, with the ...