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QSuper board takes AFCA decision to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... the former, the Constitutional issue would necessarily be raised. If the latter, the question was merely one of the construction of the scope of that section," it said. QSuper also made an alternative argument that if AFCA was authorised to make the ...

Ausbil promotes from within

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... also retain his role as head of equities research as he takes on the new position. He is a member of the portfolio construction committee with Ausbil executive chair and chief investment officer Paul Xiradis, John Grace and Gian Pandit. "We congratulate ...

AMP Capital wholesale property fund rejigs withdrawals

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... acquisitions (it previously expected $200 million to $400 million of acquisitions in 2020), has deferred the planned construction of an industrial asset and has trimmed AREITs to 4.7% of gross assets from 9% previously. Asset valuations will move from ...

US faces deepest recession on record

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... impact across industries." These include healthcare, social assistance, manufacturing, retail, wholesale trade and the construction industry. In a release, secretary of labor Eugene Scalia said the staggering unemployment figures reflect the impact of ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... investors and then the potential changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax," Peleg said. "Last year the news of construction defects created major reputational damage to the whole industry, even in areas which weren't affected, and now we ...

No new ASX 200 names this quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... capitalisation weighted index (like smart beta ETFs), but this would be a case by case basis depending on the index construction. But essentially it's the same process," Higgins said. He said delaying the rebalancing will allow ETF issuers to save ...

Nikko executive departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... Koster was a senior investment consultant at Mercer for over 10 years, focusing on asset class research and portfolio construction, and development of the strategic research agenda. The news comes after the announcement that Rob Scott recently left his ...

REITs resilient in face of virus: Principal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... already seeing an impact from the coronavirus on education and tourism. But there's also a long-term concern - construction supply chains." Yoong said delays are going to hit A-REITS and property once current stocks are "used up". "Big high-rise ...

Allianz Retire+ moves to increase retiree confidence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... portfolios with its Future Safe investment product. Allianz Retire+ has partnered with Investfit to create a portfolio construction tool which demonstrated how its seven-year retiree investment product Future Safe can be combined with a client's other ...

HESTA appoints GM, internalises investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... Sawtell-Rickson. The head of portfolio design will focus on the top down aspects of the portfolio, including portfolio construction and risk analysis, economic and market research, and strategic tilting. The head of portfolio management will lead internal ...