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Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... management, presenting challenges for investors in Australia and across the world. In the US, for example, there's still a large focus on traditional 'ethical investing' or what an investor can exclude from their portfolio. However pension funds such ...

Trump keeping M&A on a leash

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
... The US remained the top spot for M&A deals, both by deal number and value (4951 deals, US$1.5 trillion), with a particular focus on the energy, mining and utilities sector. Mergermarket said this may be a problem in 2017, though, because President-elect ...

Blue Sky exits pet food supplier

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Blue Sky Alternative Investments sold its stake in Australia's largest online pet food and accessory supplier. The company invested in Pet Circle, owned by Millell, in 2013. Over that period, Blue Sky said Pet Circle achieved a "four times increase ...

Spring FG enters property joint venture

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
... management, letting agency and resale services to its clients. Under the arrangement with Tessa Residential, which will initially focus on clients' Brisbane property portfolios, Spring FG will receive referral fees, ongoing revenue share and an equity ...

Advisers must be tribal: Stackpool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
... start. Clearing the 'financial pornography' is the adviser's job, and needs to really cut through the noise with clarity and focus," Stackpool said. He believes that simple strategies such as understanding what is of value to clients, prioritising the ...

Advice from abroad

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
... a gap in the Australian financial advice market and took shape from a combination of feedback from expats and increasing focus on financial regulation from Australian and international governments. "Over the years I was getting more and more questions ...

Global investors missed turning point

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
An Australian fund manager says the Global Financial Crisis clouded a crucial economic turning point that is beyond the powers of politicians, banks and geographies. Insync Funds Management chief investment officer, Monik Kotecha says in 2011 the world ...

ANZ selling stake in Chinese bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
Continuing its strategy to focus on institutional banking operations in Asia, ANZ has agreed to sell its 20% stake in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank. ANZ is selling its stake to China COSCO Shipping Corporation and Shanghai Sino-Poland Enterprise Management ...

Strong SMSFs bridging gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... trustees and members who are looking for advice as they become far more hands-on. New advice requirements for women have been a focus for the Association by providing new advice designs and having proficient specialist members in this area," Slattery ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... PIMCO will then be the RE for the funds available to Australian investors, including the Australian Bond Fund, Australian Focus Fund, Capital Securities Fund, Diversified Fixed Interest Fund, Emerging Markets Bond Fund and Global Credit Fund. The previous ...