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Pension funds loading up on alternatives: BIS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Pension funds are loading up on alternative investments in response to declining asset returns according to an annual report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Pension funds in the UK and US are reported to be driving the shift with the ...

China local bonds to shake up EM credit

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... markets' credit landscape, BlackRock head of Asian Credit Neeraj Seth said. "We are still in the early stages in terms of development of the local government bonds," Seth said. But professional investors are already seeing "some initial signs that the ...

Van Eck lists first A-shares ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... indices, then by institutional investors," Neiron said. ChinaAMC Hong Kong chief executive Frank Zhang said: "With rapid development and opening-up of the China market, we expect A-shares to become an increasingly important part of asset allocation for ...

High-risk pursuits may undermine super funds' solvency

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015

Rubik appoints general manager from IOOF

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... client retention and business growth. He was most recently state manager at IOOF and has also held senior business development roles at Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and DKN Financial Group. In these roles, Hraiki focussed on distribution, platforms ...

Investors concerned smart beta lacks transparency

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... high, with 74% of investors declaring they are satisfied. When asked about their list of priorities for future product development in the ETF space, smart beta ETFs dominate the list of top items and was mentioned by 37% of investors. Ease of implementation ...

Former FPA chair to leave Hood Sweeney

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... School. Hood Sweeney's new managing director will be Chris Stewart, who joined the company in 2011 as head of business development. In 2013, Stewart was appointed as a director to establish and lead the new service line - consulting and performance coaching ...

ISA appoints retirement policy adviser

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... played a central role in the Federal Treasury as director of the retirement income modelling taskforce and in the development of superannuation, personal tax and income security policies. He is also credited with conceptualising and modelling the demographic ...

FEATURE: The infrastructure love story

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... at Melbourne Airport and $1.3 billion towards delivering "what will be the world's largest privately funded runway development at Brisbane Airport." The World Economic Forum recently ranked the quality of Australia's infrastructure 20th out of 144 countries. ...

Animal spirits may be playing with fire

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Animal spirits are playing a significant role in expenditure decisions by Australian firms even though rates of return and other influences may offer a more unbiased company position. This is one the key findings among research from the Reserve Bank ...