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Sovereign wealth fund growth steady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
The total assets under management held in sovereign wealth funds globally levelled over the past two years, seeing growth of 1% between March 2016 and March 2017. The 2017 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review found assets grew to US$6.59 trillion from ...

Morningstar downgrades Franklin Templeton parent rating

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Morningstar has downgraded its parent pillar assessment for Franklin Templeton US funds from positive to neutral following concerns about "massive outflows" and an "investment culture given to complacency," according to senior analyst Alec Lucas. The ...

US funds launch lawsuit against big four banks

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
A class action lawsuit has been launched against NAB, CBA, ANZ and Westpac, as well as Macquarie and other investment banks for their alleged rigging of the bank bill swap reference rate (BBSW). The Sonterra Capital Master Fund, Frontpoint Financial ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Three Australian superannuation funds have received AAA ratings for their climate change risk management from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project's (AODP) 2016 benchmark index, The Global Climate 500 Index. Local Government Super and Australian Super ...

Insto investor acquires $236.6m US property

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... Angeles and teams around the world will continue to enable us to source high-quality assets for our clients," QIC head of US funds and investments Matthew Strotton said. The property was acquired from Breevast B.V., which invests worldwide in commercial ...

BTFG posts solid result

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
BT Financial Group's 7% rise in earnings growth has boosted Westpac's first half 2015 results. Growing funds under management and under administration by 26% and 17% respectively contributed to the performance of the wealth creation division of the ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
A shake-up of taxation within superannuation would undermine confidence in the country's retirement savings system, according to SMSF Association patron Sir Anthony Mason. Addressing delegates at the SMSF Association's National Conference in Melbourne ...

BT offers wholesale funds to retail platform clients

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
BT Financial Group has made a new series of over 30 of its wholesale funds available only to retail investors on the company's platforms. The Wholesale Plus Funds series includes some of the best-rated and most popular wholesale funds in all the major ...

HOSTPLUS to launch lifecycle option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
Industry super fund HOSTPLUS will launch a lifecycle investment option next year, becoming one of the few industry funds to do so. Speaking in Sydney yesterday, HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia said the new investment option will tailor its investment ...

GPT Group bows out of CPA bidding war

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
GPT Group has conceded defeat to Dexus Property group and partner Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in the battle to buy the Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA). GPT Group, which owns 11.72% of CPA, said in an announcement on the Australian ...