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Retired Aussies make financial decisions alone

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
New research shows Australian retirees are not only making financial decisions without professional advice, but in many cases also without the input of their life partners. According to the latest research of global asset manager Franklin Templeton ...

US manager eyes Aussie retirement income

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
An American manager looking to tap the Australian market has had a change of direction as it sees greater opportunities in superannuation funds' requirement to develop retirement income products. Thornburg Investment Management which was founded ...

Macquarie to cut jobs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
Macquarie Group has decided to focus its cash equities business within the Asia Pacific region, reducing its presence in US and European markets. The group said the decision was in response to "structural changes" in the broader market after it conducted ...

Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... expected to fall by another 25 bps to 1.75% at the end of this month. The US-Australia bond yield differential also favours America - 1.8% (for the US) versus 1.1%. Like the Japanese yen, is the Australian dollar becoming a safe-haven currency? While ...

US real estate manager eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
An American fund manager investing in residential real estate teamed up with a local distributor to attract superannuation funds and other institutional investors. San Francisco's Unison Investment Management co-invests in residential real estate ...

AMP Capital boosts Asia presence after record raise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... Korean clients," Keary said. Approximately 45% of investors in the strategy are based in Asia, around 25% are in North America and the UK and Europe represent about 30%. "We found that this time there was a stronger demand for it in Asia than in Australia," ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... for a coordinated response - monetary or fiscal or whatever - won't be happening while Trump is hell-bent on "Making America Great Again" by beggaring all its neighbours.

Fidante signs US alternatives manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
An American fund manager has teamed up with Challenger's Fidante Partners to market its funds down under, as it sees Australian demand for alternative strategies rise. Los Angeles's Ares Management Corporation manages over US $142 billion across three ...

Regal teams up for new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... Stream Investments in 2011. "Resources royalties is an exciting asset class that has been used by HNW families in North America and in Australia," Regal chief executive Brendan O'Connor said. Regal is one of the seed investors in the fund. As its ...

Purdue bankruptcy vindicates ESG screens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy after facing a slew of lawsuits for the mismarketing of its product OxyContin. The company's marketing and mislabelling of OxyContin has seen it accused of causing the opioid addiction crisis in the US. Purdue ...