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Low rates signify opportunity for reinvesting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... head of investments, Vanguard Asia Pacific Rodney Comegys. Addressing the Vanguard ETFs in Practice forum in Sydney yesterday, Comegys told delegates that low rates indicate the potential for reinvesting and "may mean it's a great time to build new infrastructure ...

Global infrastructure outperforming equities and property

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... global equities and global property. Maple-Brown Abbott portfolio manager Steven Kempler told a media briefing in Sydney yesterday that over the last five years infrastructure's yield has remained broadly stable and dividend growth has played a significant ...

Advisers need to leverage enormous ETF winds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... a leading industry executive. Speaking at the Financial Standard Exchange Traded Funds Best Practice Forum in Sydney yesterday, iShares head Jon Howie said there were several trends shaping how ETFs can play a better role in client portfolios. After ...

TCorp creates bespoke fund for NSW govt

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... into the fund. Speaking at an Australian Business Economists and Infrastructure Partnerships Australia event in Sydney yesterday, TCorp chief executive David Deverall further explained the fund's ability. "We're creating a new investment vehicle which ...

XTBs and SMAs a good match

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... outcomes-based investment models. Australian Corporate Bond Company chief executive Richard Murphy told a briefing in Sydney yesterday an XTB inside an SMA enables investors to obtain some benefits of the managed approach but also hold the XTB directly. ...

Objectives-based investing under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... returns lag total returns. Morningstar Australasia director of manager research, Tim Murphy, told a briefing in Sydney yesterday that post-GFC there has been an increasing focus on end-client outcomes rather than relative returns and it prompted the ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... system moving from an accumulation focus to retirement income. Speaking at a Ranstad Lecture Series event in Sydney yesterday, Benari said about four years ago 8% of Challenger's share registry was made up of foreign-owned institutions. Today it stands ...

FSC sends final budget message

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... can't be achieved by reducing concessional contribution caps. FSC chief executive Sally Loane told a briefing in Sydney yesterday that the group won't support any reduction to concessional contribution caps. "There's a figure floating around it [concessional ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... Shorten's call for a Royal Commission in to the banking and financial services sector. At a doorstop interview in Sydney yesterday, Turnbull said both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... trending upwards as an issue that may impact their future viability. Speaking at the Banking and Wealth Summit in Sydney yesterday, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) deputy chairman Helen Rowell described the issue as "critical" and "not ...