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Impact only fund makes first investments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
Impact Investment Group's (IIG) Giant Leap Fund has made its first two investments and expects to deliver investors higher returns from purpose driven businesses. IIG raised $13 million for Giant Leap, which is Australia's first venture capital fund ...

Henderson fund receives ratings upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
The Henderson Absolute Return Australia Equity Fund has been upgraded to a "Recommended" rating by Lonsec. The equity market neutral fund reached its three year milestone in May 2016 and is managed by Henderson head of alternative Australian equities ...

CBA, Westpac put spotlight on financial exclusion

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have launched their first Financial Inclusion Action Plans in a bid to help those experiencing financial exclusion. The FIAP program, led by Good Shepherd Microfinance in partnership with the Centre for Social Impact, EY ...

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Australia is falling behind its global counterparts when it comes to returns to economy and performance of built assets, according to the 2016 Global Build Asset Performance Index. Released by Arcadis and developed in conjunction with the Centre for ...

FinaMetrica partners for risk profiling

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
FinaMetrica has partnered with Financial Express to deliver its risk tolerance score technology through FE's asset allocation tools. FinaMetrica's risk profiling process scientifically assesses a client's risk tolerance to help advisers deliver suitable ...

Evergreen makes senior hires

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Boutique investment consulting group, Evergreen Consultants, has appointed a director and head of quantitative analysis in response to the growing demand for its services. Bronwyn Skinner has joined Evergreen Consultants as a director. She has extensive ...

Time is up for the static portfolio mix: JPMAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Investors who maintain a simple static allocation mix will have to come to terms with a trajectory of falling returns, according to the 2017 edition of J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions. For investors looking to achieve ...

Green bonds open impact avenue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The interest and popularity of socially responsible investments has created new opportunities for investors, and green bonds especially have opened avenues to impact investments for fixed income investors. According to Moody's Investors Service, in ...

Bennelong fund added to two platforms

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund has been added to the Macquarie and BT Wrap platforms. Managed by Bennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP) the fund has achieved an average annual return of 17.49% since inception. The Concentrated ...

Future of advice is bionic, not robo

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
The future of financial advice will not be dominated by robo advisers but instead will be bionic, empowered by continual improvements to technology. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Colonial First State general manager products and investments ...