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Bond investors must relax benchmark constraints

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Fixed income investors will risk paying to lose money unless they're prepared to change their approach to benchmarks, according to infrastructure fund manager QIC. Positive yields have been upturned as a number of key central banks have put negative ...

Regulator issues new risk management guidance

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Responsible entities of managed funds are receiving further guidance around risk management as ASIC aims to ensure adaptability in changing market conditions. Yesterday ASIC released a consultation paper on the proposed regulatory guidance and said ...

Independent body will make new standards simpler: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The establishment of an independent standards body will make the professional standards transition clearer and easier to comply with, according the Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Dante De Gori. Speaking at the Sydney FPA roadshow ...

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The 2016 Global Retirement Index (GRI) has ranked Australia sixth in the world for the wellbeing of its retirees, naming engagement as a key factor in improving retirement outcomes. Released by Natixis Global Asset Management, the GRI compares the ability ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Australia's foreign reserves climb to $70bn Australia's holdings of foreign reserves climbed 4% during 2015-16 to $70 billion, reports the Reserve Bank of Australia. Reserves held as foreign currency remained steady on 84% while holdings of gold increased ...

Evans and Partners expands investment team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Evans and Partners has appointed a senior research analyst and research analyst to their international equities team. Joining established team members Stephen Arnold and Nick Cregan, James Hannam joins as a senior research analyst and Will Dowd as a ...

AMP gets court date for China fund appeal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
AMP Life has been given a hearing date for its appeal of the Supreme Court ruling preventing it from voting on resolutions at the AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF) extraordinary general meeting. The Supreme Court decided on June 22 that AMP Life ...

AREITs less defensive as returns surge: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Australian real estate investment trusts generated a 15.6% return in the 12 months to 31 May 2016, but this strong performance accompanied riskier investment mandates, according to Zenith research. Zenith's 2016 Property Sector Review showed that Australian ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... from 5.7% in the previous month, this is largely due to the increase in the participation rate - up to 64.9% from 64.8% in May - as workers re-enter the labour force, encouraged that there are jobs to find. To be sure, this could be a function of the ...

Australian Unity fund acquires property in Port Adelaide

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
Following an increase in investor inflows Australian Unity's Property Income Fund (PIF) has purchased a commercial property in Port Adelaide, South Australia, for $8 million. Established in 1999, the fund invests in a diverse mix of income-producing ...