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LGS and Intrust Super appoint J.P. Morgan as custodian

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
A rapidly evolving investment climate has formed a major part in both Local Government Super (LGS) and Intrust Super reappointing J.P. Morgan to provide custodial services. LGS chief executive, Peter Lambert, said LGS was seeking a custody partner that ...

Instos overconfident on drawdown risks

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... number of downside protection strategies, but 91% were very or somewhat confident in their portfolio's ability to weather a major market correction. The 'Walking the tightrope report, how CIOs are balancing upside participation and downside protection' ...

Greek crisis drives Australian market down

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... payment. The impasse heightened fears of a default by Greece and its possible exit from the euro monetary union. Among the major banks at 1021 AEST, Commonwealth Bank had fallen $1.81 to $84.84, National Australia Bank was off 66 cents at $33.43, ANZ ...

Market set to open higher

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... debt bailout talks. At 0645 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,510. No major local economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news, Outdoor advertiser QMS Media lists on the ASX. In Australia ...

Van Eck lists first A-shares ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... Shenzhen. The ETF has been launched as China transitions to a consumption-based economy and before A-shares are included in major global indices. "China represents the second largest equity market in the world after the US and many of China's most important ...

Super funds clash on board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
Both retail and industry superannuation funds have mixed responses to a federal government proposal that would see an increase of independent directors on fund boards. BT Financial Group believes increasing the number of independent directors will create ...

Industry super warns against uniform laws

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
The most successful superannuation operations would be hit hardest by the federal government's planned changes, industry funds warn. But the government says millions of retirees are expected to benefit from proposed new laws to improve the way superannuation ...

Investors concerned smart beta lacks transparency

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... beta indices lack full transparency on methodology and risk analytics, global research found. "Respondents appear to have major concerns about the quality of these products," the EDHEC-Risk Institute 'Investor Interest in and Requirements for Smart Beta ...

Tassie RBF awards GAM $100m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... Ian Lundy, said the fund was looking for strategies with higher alpha potential while giving downside protection against a major market correction and/or rising interest rates. "With their long-term performance track record, focus on risk control and ...

Asset allocation is over, investors chase returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... jurisdictions around the world. Half of respondents expect the sector rotation from bonds to equities to continue and agreed that a major theme in that rotation will be the "bondification" of equities, the favoring of companies with defensive features ...