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Australian Ethical divests AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... governance failures exposed by the Royal Commission. Speaking to Financial Standard, Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said while AMP passed its ethical screening in 2016, and the manager currently holds about $8 million in the ...

Contango LIC slashes cash allocation after acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
Contango Asset Management is reducing the cash allocation in its listed income fund, aiming to have 95% of its net tangible assets fully invested. For the past 12 to 18 months, the $100 million Contango Income Generator listed investment company (CIE) ...

Zenith hires former asset management chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... of an Australian equities fund manager as its national sales manager. David Parr joins Zenith at a time the investment research firm is broadening its managed accounts capabilities, on top of its existing research and consulting services. He will report ...

Chief economist update: When good oil goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
Let me take you down (no, I'm not going to Strawberry Fields) back to early 2016, when the US and the European Union decided to lift financial and oil sanctions on Iran. Almost immediately Tehran announced it's bringing back production to 3 million ...

Chief economist update: We're headed for surplus (if assumptions hold)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
No one can escape it, even if we try. The media - radio, TV, print, social - is full of it. Reports, assessments, and implications of Australia's Federal Budget 2018-19. There's the usual flood of "Budget winners and losers" and the "what's in it for ...

Infrastructure receives $24.5 billion injection

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... in these projects, providing they are structured to deliver commercial returns," Perpetual Private head of investments research Kyle Lidbury said. Lidbury said once projects are stabilised, infrastructure assets represent a valuable opportunity set for ...

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
As volatility and interest rate movements remain top concerns for investors, many are divided on the impact these risks will have on portfolio returns, the latest Natixis Investment Managers survey shows. About eight-in-ten (78%) of the 200 fund researchers ...

Morrison sharpens blockchain, AI agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... and support the responsible development of these technologies, he said. The initiatives will also support Cooperative Research Centre projects, PhD scholarships and school-related learning to boost the knowledge and skills needed for AI and machine learning. ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... reforms for women, 80% of whom don't have enough upon retirement. ASFA has condemned Melbourne-based Grattan Institute's research that argues lifting SG will "hurt living standards" of low-income earners - majority of whom are women.

Six associations form new alliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... on a holistic basis. SMSFA chair Deborah Ralston, and the alliance's spokesperson, said: "We need more evidence-based research and policy development and increased bipartisan support to complete the development of Australia's retirement income system. ...