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Environment to reshape real estate investment: LaSalle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
New research from LaSalle Investment Management suggests environmental factors will have a significant impact on real estate investment portfolios in the future. LaSalle's report conceded that while most investors are unwilling to "sacrifice return ...

Super funds must address climate risk: Market Forces

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
The superannuation industry's failure to disclose evidence they have considered climate risk in their investment portfolios has left them vulnerable to legal action according to a financial services activist group. Analysis provided by Market Forces ...

Advice, ETFs and SMAs form powerful combination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
Advice businesses seeking greater scalability stand to significantly benefit from the use of exchange-traded funds in separately managed accounts. Speaking at the Financial Standard ETF Forum in Melbourne yesterday, head of iShares Jon Howie told delegates ...

Douglass makes case for Magellan turnaround

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Ahead of the company's annual results next week, Magellan Financial Group chief executive Hamish Douglass explained to investors why the flagship global equity fund has swung back into outperformance after disappointing returns last year. While 2016-17 ...

Industry fund makes tech play to combat unpaid super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Australia's largest superannuation fund, with more than $120 billion under management, is hoping to tackle the problem of unpaid super with a mobile application upgrade. The AustralianSuper app, which first launched in 2015, will allow members to receive ...

Financial services ripe for mergers and acquisitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
The financial services industry is predicted to prove a hotspot for M&A activity over the next 12 months, particularly around demergers. Commercial law firm Minter Ellison singled out the sector as one of five industries ripe for mergers and acquisitions ...

In-house investment bears fruit for AustralianSuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... and maybe in private equity we will, but it's still a work in progress." About 3.5% of AustralianSuper's investment portfolio is held in private equity. Silk noted it's a high-cost asset class with the opportunity to yield good returns, but he was not ...

Exposing the hidden risks of cash

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
While Australian equities traditionally occupy the higher-risk portion of an investment portfolio, historical analysis suggests cash may actually be riskier, according to Lazard Asset Management portfolio manager Dr. Philipp Hofflin. Speaking at the ...

Equity Trustees names philanthropy lead

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
A former National Australia Bank executive has joined Equity Trustees as its new general manager of charitable trusts and philanthropy. Jodi Kennedy joins the firm's trustee and wealth services division from NAB where she was head of community engagement ...

Global reinsurer adopts ESG framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... ESG is now an integral part of its investment process and no longer just an added benefit. "Enhancing our investment portfolio by adopting broad-based ESG benchmarks has been the most meaningful and strategic step in our journey to integrate ESG considerations ...