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Brexit won't impact Australia greatly: Treasurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... funds by investors expecting property prices to plummet. The pound plunged, but has already bounced back a bit. Global sovereign bond yields plummeted, but not from a flight to safety since most other bond yields dropped in sympathy. It's also helpful ...

Magellan launches third ASX-quoted active fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... companies where we assess their earnings have material direct exposure to commodity prices, competitive pressure or sovereign risk and we focus on companies with reliable demand and stable cash flow generation. "The global opportunity for the listed ...

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... third (34%) of the top 100 alternative managers' assets, followed by wealth managers (19%), insurance companies (10%), sovereign wealth funds (6%), banks (2%), funds of funds (2%) and endowments and foundations (2%). Commenting on the results senior ...

S&P outlook downgrade extends to banks

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Standard and Poor's (S&P) revised Australian sovereign rating outlook from 'stable' to 'negative' has also been extended to the Australian major banks. The outlook downgrade is the first move of any of the major ratings agencies over the past 25 years ...

So what if Australia loses its 'AAA'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... Australia to negative from stable. At the same time, we affirmed our 'AAA' long-term and 'A-1+' short-term unsolicited sovereign credit ratings on Australia. This is because, "because we believe that without remedial action the government's fiscal stance ...

Defined benefit deficit at $182bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... its defined benefit (DB) super funds so it can redirect money towards infrastructure investment and paying down its sovereign debt has cast a spotlight back on DB super. Analysis by Rainmaker indicates the sum of liabilities is equivalent to 40% of total ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... about four years as a fiscal strategy specialist. "[At Treasury] I worked on such issues as the need or otherwise for a sovereign wealth fund; a review of public infrastructure in Australia; and also war gaming in a future economic downturn. [All] that ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... Brexit fallout continues. Credit-rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings have downgraded the United Kingdom's sovereign credit rating. Standard & Poor's lowered the UK's credit rating by two notches, from 'AAA' to 'AA', declaring that "In ...

Instos begin litigation against Volkswagen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... elsewhere," a Bentham Europe statement said. It said hundreds of institutional investors make up the suit, including sovereign wealth funds, international asset managers, public pension funds, and multinational company pension plans and foundations. ...

New portfolio manager for IOOF

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016