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Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... that many funds have increasingly been buying similar assets while banks have withdrawn from market making. The IMF's research indicates bond funds have grown significantly, investing in less liquid assets such as emerging market bonds and high-yield ...

Global property securities growth to continue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... strong returns throughout 2015, according to the Lonsec 2014/15 Global Property Securities Sector Review. The Lonsec research, which examined 23 global property securities funds, demonstrated that the sector delivered total returns of 28.4% (outperforming ...

Franklin Templeton appoints APAC director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... juncture as our business continues to grow across Asia Pacific," Franklin Templeton director, consultant and investment research group Matt Philpott said. "Stephanie has a strong track record in relationship management within the institutional investment ...

Go-it-alone investment culture taking hold in Europe

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... retail distribution via platforms is on the rise in the UK and the rest of Europe looks set to follow, according to new research by global analytics firm Cerulli. In the United Kingdom the low-margin business of fund distribution is being standardised ...

ACSI names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... billion industry superannuation fund Cbus and long-standing chair of the Mother's Day Classic fun run for breast cancer research. ACSI president, Gerard Noonan, said the organisation was delighted to have secured the services of a leading ESG specialist. ...

The first is always the best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... comforting words - ones that reiterate the Fed head honcho's (honcha?) statement at "The New Normal Monetary Policy" research conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco last month when she discussed the whys and wherefores of "Normalizing ...

FSI must lift value in super system: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... partnerships; removing uncertainty in relation to the use of two-tier acquisition structures; and supporting a move to quarterly research and development tax credits to alleviate cash-flow constraints "that these companies face". AVCAL would also like ...

Regulatory changes stifling innovation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... role of regulators and ongoing regulatory upheaval is stifling innovation in the superannuation industry, according to research by BNP Paribas Securities Services and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. The research paper, titled "2025 ...

Challenger boutique nominated for three Investor's Choice awards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... Winners were announced at the Investor's Choice Awards 2015 Gala Dinner, which aims to raise donations for Action Medical Research. HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh commented on the awards, saying, "I am delighted to know that the HedgePo Investors ...

Funds wrestling with liquidity problem

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... billion in 2014-15, approximately $5 billion per month flows into the superannuation system from the 9.5% SG, according to research by Rainmaker Information. That figure is notwithstanding additional contributions or income received from existing super ...