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GROW Super slashes fees

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... allocation to tech stocks from 30% to 50%. At the time, Spaceship chief executive Paul Bennetts explained: "Australian equities only make up 3% of the global market, but they make up 46% of all super fund equity exposure." "We're investing in where the ...

AMP Capital shutters core equities, restructures team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
AMP Capital is closing down its core Australian equities capabilities and restructuring its domestic investment team in response to client demand, which will involve appointing a new head of Australian equities from Macquarie. The investment manager ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... IML founder and fund manager Anton Tagliaffero talks about the difficulty in finding quality investments in Australian equities. Brian Parker, chief economist at Sunsuper, says: "We cannot conjure high yields without the commensurate risk." Verdict? ...

Industry sentiment mixed: ETF spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... shows the Australian exchange-traded product (ETP) market increased 6% over the quarter to $29.2 billion. Australian equities remain the largest ETP asset class holding a share of 43%, followed by international equities (41%) and fixed interest (7%). ...

Millennial super fund creates advisory board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... created a new investment option, the Spaceship Global Index Fund, which has a 0.65% fee and is aimed at reducing Australian equities exposure relative to other super funds. The fund's fee cuts follow Equip Super, which also has a substantial tech allocation ...

Shaw and Partners leverages success to grow SMA menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... Since launching SMA solutions in August last year with the introduction of the Hybrid Income and Large Cap Australian Equities model portfolios, Shaw and Partners co-chief executive Earl Evans said clients have been asking for a more comprehensive portfolio ...

Sole fund closed by Australian equities manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... and institutional clients." Integrity Investment Management was founded in May 2007 by former UBS head of Australian equities Fiani, with its inaugural fund launched in the following October. The fund comprised stocks with superior underlying and "fundamental ...

Future Fund expected to grow to $200bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... of the fund, followed by global equities (14.8%), alternative assets (14.8%), and private equity (11.6%). Australian equities make up the smallest holding at 6%. Speaking to media, fund chair Peter Costello described the current investment environment ...

ASIC raises concerns over NSX listings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... March 2018. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said: "Listing standards are critical to the integrity of the Australian equities market, and the trust and confidence investors have in it. As one of only a small number of domestic listing markets, NSX has ...

Fund manager chief steps down, appoints investment director

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... financial planning firm before moving to the UK with the now defunct Citicorp Scrimgeour Vickers on their Australian equities desk. He has also worked for the British Gas Pension Fund as a portfolio manager and subsequently worked for Norwich Investment ...