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VicSuper awards $100M absolute return mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
VicSuper has awarded a $100 million mandate to a global fixed interest manager as part of its alternatives strategy. The mandate was awarded to Payden & Rygel (P&R) absolute return strategy, which aims to generate returns of 2% above the 3 month AFMA ...

Think of China as the new America

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
Australian investors and businesses must understand that China is changing at a fast pace and they should be quick to adapt to what will be the world's biggest consumer economy, AXA Investment Management head of Asia Mark Tinker said at the Financial ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed ETF for US equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
BetaShares has launched a US equities exchange traded fund (ETF) that will trade on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The fund is the first of its kind in Australia and it aims to provide an investment return that tracks the performance of the ...

Reasons to cheer amid gloomy predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
Low inflation, low returns and high volatility are set to be the new normal in 2015. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed the trend when it downgraded its growth forecast for the global economy from 3.8% for 2015 in October to a lower 3.5% ...

Global investment bank sets up shop in Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
International investment bank Houlihan Lokey has opened its first Sydney office and appointed a local management team, shortly after receiving a number of mandates from local organisations. "Following the success of recent Australian mandates in our ...

Magellan ups cash weighting ahead of market volatility

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
Magellan Asset Management raised the cash weighting in its Global and Infrastructure funds in anticipation of a possible market correction in credit and equity markets. In a note sent to investors, Magellan chief executive and chief investment officer ...

FPA deal with Cbus sparks super fund interest

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has received expressions of interest from several superannuation funds keen on striking referral deals similar to those signed with Cbus and Sunsuper. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial Standard ...

ANZ to launch $750m hybrid capital offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
ANZ is looking to raise $750 million through its latest hybrid issue, announced today. The bank will launch an ANZ Capital Notes 3 offer from February 5, 2015, as part of the group's capital management strategy. The offer is open to Australian investors ...

IOOF hires sales manager from BT

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
IOOF has appointed a former BT Financial Group key account manager as national sales manager for investments. Daniel Dalton will be responsible for leading the distribution of IOOF's MultiMix investment funds and WealthBuilder Investment Bonds to the ...

Advisers help construction workers build their wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
The end of the mining boom has sparked the need for construction workers to seek financial advice to build their wealth, with a number of financial planning firms already targeting them. "We're talking about people who are really busy all the time ...