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Default retirement products not good enough: Milliman

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... enough with CIPRs. "While a 'safe harbour' is proposed to protect trustees from claims that a CIPR was not in the best interest of an individual member, the reputational damage could be more extreme," Gebler said in a recent paper. "For example, what ...

Perennial micro-cap fund gets Lonsec tick

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... being aligned, the managers will close the Trust to new investors when funds exceed $150 million. It is not in anyone's interest to have funds grow too large in the microcap sector, and the ability to remain nimble and move in and out of microcap companies ...

Rising yields benefit active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... returns and protect their capital in ways not typically available to passive managers. The US Federal Reserve lifted interest rates twice in just three months to 1%, and hinted two more increases in 2017 and another three in 2018. In Australia, the market ...

Second private equity firm joins battle for Fairfax

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
In the battle for Fairfax Media, a new US-based bidder has entered the fray. Hellman & Friedman (H&F), established in 1984 by Lehman Brothers and Salomon Brothers executives Warren Hellman and Tully Friedman and with about $50 billion in assets under ...

Aussie hedge fund eyes US expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... the Australian absolute investments market made the role a very appealing one." Horton added: "We have seen significant interest from the US market in the new offshore fund, so it made sense to have boots on the ground there to make the most of that ...

Trustee Partners crosses the ditch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... charitable trusts in New Zealand, and holds about NZ$3.3 billion AUM. Complectus commenced an IPO process last year which saw interest from a number of trade and private equity organisations, with the offer from Trustee Partners proving strongest. "This ...

Former adviser launches sustainable trading platform

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
An online trading platform which uses environmental, social and governance data to help retail investors screen for stocks based on sustainability factors is set launch in the coming months. The H2 Ventures backed start-up, Goodments, founded by former ...

Insurtech here to stay: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... opportunities for insurtechs, the report said. Companies positioned as risk partners for instance, are likely to attract interest from established insurers; insurtechs focused on new digital risks such as cyber insurance will face strong competition ...

Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... catalyse impact investing in and from Australia in 2014, the market has made significant leaps in increased awareness, interest and activity.". The forum will be led by impact investing leaders, with Peter Murphy as its chair, along with co-deputy chairs ...

SMSFs in rebalancing flurry

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Benefit payments for self-managed superannuation fund members jumped by 71% in the March quarter, indicating a last-ditch effort to re-adjust balances head of the July 1 legislative changes to super. SuperConcepts' survey of 2750 SMSFs shows the average ...