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Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
Australia's $2.3 trillion retirement income system remains world-class but maintaining its global top-three status is proving ever more difficult. The 2017 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, released today, shows that for the second consecutive ...

Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
It's a wonderful set of numbers that came just in the nick of time for the estimated 900 workers who'll be finishing at Holden's car manufacturing plant in Adelaide today. For as that door closes, another opens. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Perpetual trustee business wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
Perpetual Corporate Trust is now the Responsible Entity for the first ASX-listed investment trust devoted to corporate lending. Following one of the largest fund IPOs in Australia, debt-specialist fund manager Metrics Credit Partners has appointed Perpetual ...

Bennelong subsidiary names first boutique partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
Bennelong Funds Management's UK-based subsidiary BennBridge has launched its incubator model, entering strategic partnerships with two boutique firms. Established earlier this month by two former Schroders investment managers, Tellworth Investments ...

ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
"If we manage to put the unconventional tools back into the box when the time comes, we will be able to claim that the ECB successfully achieved its objective. And in my view, this time has come. We need to discuss how to exit from our unconventional ...

QIC boosts US presence with acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
QIC is expanding its global real estate operation in the US through the purchase of 10 regional shopping malls on behalf of one of the investment giant's clients. QIC acquired additional interests in its joint venture partner Forest City Enterprises ...

LUCRF Super appoints new asset consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
LUCRF Super is changing its asset consultant, ending a 12-year association with the current provider. The $5.6 billion superannuation fund has appointed Frontier Advisors, replacing Willis Towers Watson which has worked with LUCRF Super since 2005. ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Australian consumers are happier in September than last month. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute (WBC-MI) index of consumer sentiment jumped by 2.5% to a reading of 97.9 this month from 95.5 in August with nearly all the survey's sub-indices recording ...

Euro strength is a source of weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
It didn't happen overnight, but it did happen. European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's concern over the impact of the euro currency's appreciation, that is. Recall that the ECB had been conspicuous in its silence about the euro since its 20 July ...

Netwealth expands managed accounts offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
Netwealth will broaden its range of managed account solutions in a bid to meet growing adviser demand and continue building on its now $15 billion in funds under management and administration. In the short period from 1 July 2017 the managed accounts ...