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Cromwell withdraws REIT prospectus

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Despite what Cromwell Property Group described as significant interest from institutional and retail investors, the firm has elected not to register the prospectus for its European real estate investment trust. Cromwell said that it will consult with ...

Nothing to fear from robo-advice: Magellan

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Magellan Asset Management chief executive and chief investment officer Hamish Douglass believes financial advisers should not fear robo-advice in an era where artificial intelligence and big data can dominate discussion. Speaking at Magellan's financial ...

Kinetic Super CIO departs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Kinetic Super chief investment officer Paul Kessell is departing after more than nine years of service and following the fund's decision to merge with Sunsuper. Kessell was a founding member of Kinetic Super's investment team and played a pivotal role ...

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... highlighted by the Fed's policy decision last week. Everyone and his dog expected what it's going to announce - steady interest rates this month; a hike by December and even the amount of how much it will taper next month. Why? Pourquoi? Warum? It's ...

Multi-member SMSFs shun risky investments: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
The greater the number of members in a self-managed superannuation fund, the more risk averse they become, according to latest research. A joint report from SuperConcepts and the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services reveals ...

Neuberger Berman acquires $2.5 billion firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
An investment team presiding over $2.5 billion in client assets will join up with Neuberger Berman later this year. Canadian firm Breton Hill Capital was launched in 2011 and specialises in alternative risk premia and multi-factor solutions across equities ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... maturing securities - US$6 billion in Treasuries and US$4 billion in mortgage-backed securities - and predicted three more interest rate hikes in 2018. For its part, the BOJ announced: "The Bank will continue with "Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary ...

ASX healthcare firm denies disclosure breach

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... Lending Services chief executive Stuart Price said that his firm will fund the claim assuming sufficient shareholder interest. Substantial Sirtex shareholders over the past year have included Yarra Capital Management, parties related to UBS and Hunter ...

Fed does the thinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... anti-climax, wasn't it? The much-awaited US Federal Reserve's 19-20 September FOMC meeting produced little, if any, surprises. Interest rates were kept on hold this month but will be lifted by another 25 basis points to 1.5% before 2017 becomes 2018. ...

AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... conditions and regulatory approvals in Australia and New Zealand and is also conditional upon the transfer of CBA's equity interest in BoComm Life Insurance out of CommInsure. CBA said it is considering a range of strategic options for its stake in BoComm ...