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Aussie fund manager opens New York office

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
A $10 billion Aussie fund manager is ramping up its US expansion with the hire of a local expert and flagging further executive appointments. Bennelong Funds Management's new subsidiary BennBridge US will distribute a number of its existing investment ...

AUM growth subdued to 2025: Bloomberg

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... risk. Traditional fund managers said they expect to move from interest-rate sensitive asset classes or types, such as sovereign and corporate bonds to equities and infrastructure. Bloomberg said the asset management landscape by 2025 will likely feature ...

Future Fund delivers 5.8%

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
The sovereign wealth fund returned 5.8% in the year ending 31 December 2018, beating the median balanced superannuation fund return by a wide margin. The median balanced superannuation fund returned 0.6% in the year to 31 December and even the top quarter ...

Asia, emerging markets to lead in 2019

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... companies can do by generating earnings as "they're already too efficient." He added that if you look at credit and sovereign ratings, emerging markets balance sheets are better than they were in the past. "China and Asia are much bigger and more secure ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... auto emission standards, and subdued foreign demand); Italy (due to weak domestic demand and higher borrowing costs as sovereign yields remain elevated); and France (due to the negative impact of street protests and industrial action)." Fair enough. ...

CBA posts $4.6b in profits, dividend flat

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... interim dividend at $2 per share. The $4.6 billion NPAT includes discontinued operations: CommInsure Life, CFSGAM and Sovereign. The cash NPAT from continuing operations was $4.7 billion, up 1.7% over H1 of FY18. The interim dividend (which includes ...

UniSuper awards fixed income mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... the chat will be if you should buy BHP shares or CBA." The boutique's initial strategy has focused on high-grade sovereign bonds backed by governments with a credit rating of AA or AAA in Australian dollars. The allocations are tilted towards Australian ...

Future Fund investment specialist joins Funds SA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... in this role." Future Fund restructured its investment team last year, as the head of property Barry Brakey left the sovereign wealth fund after a decade. It also made five appointments. Brakey had led the development of a quality property portfolio ...

AXA IM backs Japanese logistics

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
A sovereign wealth fund and an Asia Pacific real estate developer have teamed with AXA Investment Managers' real assets division to create a Japanese logistics business. The joint venture is being established through the purchase of six logistics assets ...

NZ Super awards $300m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... and public offerings. Neuberger Berman head of the principal strategies group Joseph Rotter said: "As a world class sovereign wealth fund, NZ Super Fund's approach of building deep partnerships with its mandate managers aligns well with Neuberger Berman's ...