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IFM wins $670m super mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... complements IFM's existing Australian Equities Extended Alpha Fund and Asia-Pacific Market Neutral Fund. "We have seen strong interest from Australian superannuation funds in our differentiated investment approach with its blend of systematic and fundamental ...

Ausbil MicroCap suspends applications and redemptions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
Ausbil's star MicroCap Fund suspended all applications and redemptions following the departure of its portfolio managers. Tony Waters and Chris Prunty left the fund manager last week, citing lifestyle reasons. At the time Ausbil said the MicroCap Fund ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... financial security. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) have also been working towards this goal by lifting short term interest rates - 7-day, 14-day and 28-day reverse repo rates lifted by 10 bps each last month -- and cracking down on shadow banking. ...

The romantic side of life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... and it's so eye-catching that it's really drawn people in and driven them to find out what it's all about," she said. "Interest hasn't been gender-specific or age-specific either, because these days everyone has someone that's relying on them. Society ...

Advice practices need succession plan: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Financial advice practices remain bullish on business outlook but few hold any long-term strategic plans to capitalise on expected industry growth. A report published by knowITdigital and Business Health shows one-third of advice practices have a long-term ...

Decimal expands superannuation network

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... a digital advice solution, Sequential chief executive Adrian Johnstone said. "We're fielding an increasing amount of interest from superannuation funds about how to move seamlessly into digital engagement for their members," Johnstone said. Johnstone ...

The CPI report that confirms all biases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) consumer price index's latest report confirms whatever bias you have on the outlook for interest rates - up, down or unchanged. Those expecting the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise interest rates in the foreseeable ...

Millennials' financial heartache drives P2P lending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... it easy," RateSetter chief executive Daniel Foggo said. "They are starting their wealth accumulation at a time of low interest rates, economic volatility and very high property prices. They need to be smart with their money, and they know a low-interest ...

Industry fund teams with Challenger on retirement

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... challenge. As our members' balances continue to grow due to contributions and strong investment performance, we expect member interest in guaranteed income accounts to increase." Proebstl also noted specialist funds such as legalsuper are in a better ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... opportunity for investors seeking exposure to Australia's corporate bond market with a yield premium. In the current low interest rate environment finding liquid defensive high yield has been a considerable challenge for investors," VanEck Australia ...