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Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... Financial Standard reported SUSI was looking to acquire Australian renewable assets and raise capital for two funds from Aussie investors. This was according to SUSI Partners chief investment officer Marco van Deale. "The Queensland investment represents ...

ETPs attracting money despite volatility

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... highlighting the significant appeal of ETFs in enabling investors to achieve strategic asset allocation," Neiron said. Aussie investors have ETFs as an opportunity to access international stocks, especially the US tech companies. However, the trend reversed ...

Morningstar IM appoints regional chief investment officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... collaborative, and a focus on integrity," Needham said. In his most recent role, Watcher was chief investment officer for Aussie family office Cambooya Pty Limited for three years. Prior to this he was a portfolio manager for Qantas Super. Andrew Lil ...

Aussie funds among the world's largest asset owners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... list with about $80 billion. WTW Thinking Ahead Institute global head of investment content Roger Urwin said the scale of Aussie asset managers meant they couldn't ignore their social responsibilities. "While Australian asset owners account for a ...

Ganis brings the changes at YBR

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... Macquarie Group's Michael Abboud, as Ganis looks to "breathe new life" into the business. Abboud is set to be joined by former Aussie Home Loans deputy chief financial officer Stephen McKenzie, who will lead the firm's operations. Additionally, Jason ...

Westpac admits it didn't take FoFA seriously

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... that Westpac collected fewer compliments than the year before since it started tracking the metric in 2016. Praise from Aussie customers fell 23% in 2018. Meanwhile, Westpac received 12% more consumer complaints over the previous year. Westpac customer ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
Australians are retiring with more than enough, according to new research from Grattan Institute but ISA and ASFA don't agree. Grattan Institute modelling found that most workers can expect retirement income of at least 91% of their pre-retirement ...

Mercer, Kogan to launch super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
Mercer is partnering with Kogan to establish one of Australia's cheapest superannuation offerings. Mercer and Kogan have partnered to launch a "new no frills, ultra-low fee" superannuation fund to be named Kogan Super. According to a joint statement ...

AustralianSuper to cut equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... highest-priority item on the investment team's watch list, followed by the US-China trade war, and lastly a crash in Aussie housing. "We are going to start reducing our share weightings because that's the most exposed part of the portfolio," ...

Warakirri expands investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... commitments for its agriculture investments. It specialises in agriculture and ethical investments. It also does global and Aussie equities. And through its partnership with Mesirow Financial it offers currency solutions and US multi-family real estate ...