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NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... for some time," he said. "Global growth and inflation remain subdued, despite central bank actions and historically low interest rates. There is an abundance of capital looking for investment opportunities, and asset valuations are therefore fully priced. ...

IFM active equity team wins first mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... Australian market." Davis added: "We have engaged with investors and asset consultants and have been encouraged by the interest in all three products. Investors have been attracted to our consistent returns, differentiated style and lower correlation ...

Charter Hall invests in two commercial properties

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... The purchase was negotiated directly off market from Investa Office Fund (IOF) for $140.5 million. The remaining 50% interest in the property is owned by a private group. Coles Headquarters is located at 800 Toorak Road, Hawthorn East. The price reflects ...

DTCC to cut GTR fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... firms around the globe and 500 in Asia alone, supporting all five major OTC derivatives asset classes including credit, interest rates, equities, FX and commodities. In addition to the ASIC & MAS reporting regimes, DTCC also supports the U.S. Commodity ...

Another former AMP planner cops ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a former longtime AMP financial planner from providing financial services following an investigation. The regulator banned Damian O'Rourke after it found he failed to provide appropriate advice, failed to provide clients ...

Value stocks at inflection point: Perennial

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... likely leading to a turnaround or rotation out of bond-proxy type stocks. Murray said one trigger would be a rise in US interest rates as defensive equities are often highly correlated to US bond rates. He added if the Australian dollar falls, offshore ...

Sentry Group partners for back office solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Sentry Group has entered an exclusive joint venture arrangement with an ASX listed company which specialises in software development. Under stage one of the arrangement, Intiger Asset Management, a wholly own subsidiary of the Intiger Group, will provide ...

Life Insurer Code of Practice falls short: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called for 'substantial improvements' to be made to the draft Life Insurer Code of Practice and is willing to see implementation delayed to ensure improvements are made. The call to the Financial Services ...

QIC and Future Fund win Port of Melbourne lease

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
A QIC-led consortium has topped an IFM Investors-led group to secure ownership of one of Australia's largest infrastructure assets and acquire the 50-year lease at the Port of Melbourne. Known as the Lonsdale Consortium, QIC, in conjunction with the ...

AB fund receives rating upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... to date supports our firmly held view that fixed income still has a place in investors' portfolios, despite record low interest rates and market volatility." The fund uses the Bloomberg Ausbond Bank Bill Index (BAUBIL) as a performance benchmark but ...