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Australia appeals holistically to foreign investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... given the tax benefits of franking credits and refunds for excess franking credits. Randal Jenneke, head of Australian equities at T. Rowe Price, says there will be a lot more attention paid by international investors in the upcoming Federal Election ...

Banks move to derisk, workforces shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... the country's $2.8 trillion superannuation industry. The average super fund holds about a quarter of its Australian equities investments in bank stocks, according to Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin. Imagine the ...

Negative gearing reforms not a panacea: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... be voting for and can make an informed decision at the ballot box," he said. This week we ask: What makes Australian equities attractive to foreign investors?

Janus Henderson operations head departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... funds under management at December end, according to RainmakerLive. In January, Janus Henderson pulled out of Australian equities and started the process of returning $490 million to investors. "Over the past 18 months, the manager's Australian equity ...

Mixed year for local market neutral funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... according to Zenith head of equities Quan Nguyen. The -3.2% after fee returns are roughly in line with broader Australian equities, Nguyen said. However, market neutral strategies got a chance to shine during December's drawdown when they outperformed ...

UniSuper makes two senior hires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... sustainable portfolios and governance. Heard was most recently a senior portfolio manager and research analyst at Australian Equities investment manager JCP Investment Partners. Prior to this, she held senior roles with Bank of America Merrill Lynch ...

ASX to sell IRESS investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... invested in IRESS's initial public offering in 2000 when both were predominantly focused on servicing the Australian equities market. "Since then, both businesses have successfully evolved and expanded," ASX managing director and chief executive Dominic ...

Arming human traders for big-ticket trades

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
A new trading software is aiming to make life easier for asset managers trading large chunks of Australian equities, ETFs or futures. Liquidnet's new software, called Discovery, aims to give human traders the same level of analytics as accessible to ...

Prime Value recruits former super fund chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... agriculture investment. Last year Financial Standard to spoke to chief investment officer and portfolio manager of Australian equities ST Wong about market turbulence. Read it here.

InvestSense hires head of adviser solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... the same time offering increased business efficiencies for advisers." InvestSense awarded a $15-20 million Australian equities SMA mandate in May last year to Agentia.