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AMP Capital names key real assets hires

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... oversee global transportation infrastructure in Europe and Latin America. Before this role, Jones was director, equity research at the Royal Bank of Canada. Oliver Reiff, meanwhile, has been appointed portfolio manager and analyst for AMP Capital's global ...

Weaker returns for SMSFs: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Self-managed super funds delivered lower returns compared to MySuper products in the 12 months to April, according to Rainmaker's SuperGuard 360 SMSF performance index. The SG360 SMSF reference index generated a return of 10.3%, slightly underperforming ...

Advisers maintain trustworthy reputation: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... financial planning profession has maintained its reputation for being ethical and honest over the last five years, Roy Morgan research shows. About one-quarter of respondents in the market research firm's annual survey of the most highly-regarded professions ...

Females dominating non-concessional contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... contributions, or the 9.5% superannuation guarantee. "This has been pretty stable throughout the whole five years of the research. This really highlights the power of the default contribution settings of the Australian super system," Murphy said. Older ...

Better, but not good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
"Better, but not good enough": this is how the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) sees developments in the global economy. The OECD also answered its own question - "Will risks derail the modest recovery?" - initially posted ...

Economic growth slows to 1.7pct but not as bad as feared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
Australia's economic scorecard is out. GDP growth has plummeted to 0.3% in the March quarter compared to 1.1% last quarter, leaving economic annual growth at a lackluster 1.7%. Economic growth slowing by one third in past year adds to the pressure piling ...

XTB appoints new CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... newly-created role to develop XTB's customised fixed income offerings for licensees, platforms, asset consultants and research houses. He is an executive director and co-founder of the Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC), which manages exchange-traded ...

Super funds not future ready: Mercer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
Fund trustees and executives must start thinking about the future and take ownership of what their funds can control to ensure long-term growth and sustainability. Discussing Mercer's 2020 Super Fund Executive Report - Change or be Changed, Mercer managing ...

UBS expands Australian fixed income team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... Super, joined the asset manager's Sydney-based team this month, supporting communication and interaction with clients and research consultants. Jung was an investment specialist with REST for two years following over eight years with NAB in both Sydney ...

Quant not active management blasphemy: Robeco BP

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... of the two," he said. "The active firms you'd want to pay for going forward are those with the fundamental, bottom-up research process that is repeatable and consistent. Consistency with people and staff and process with a quantitative overlay. One of ...