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MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
MLC and Australian National University will ramp up allocations to alternative assets in 2018, according to latest Preqin research. Preqin highlighted the two Australian firms in its alternative assets outlook report, which surveyed more than 550 institutional ...

AXA inks $20 billion deal, pivots insurance business strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
AXA is adjusting the focus of its global insurance business, beginning with the $20 billion acquisition of a global property and casualty commercial lines insurer. It's a move away from its dominant life business. AXA has entered into an agreement to ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
A global institution is placing $225 million with Aviva Investors to be the asset manager's cornerstone investor for its latest fund launch in Australia. Last month Aviva Investors chief executive Euan Munro revealed the firm, via its new mandate win ...

ETFs a winner in February market slump: Vanguard

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
ETFs maintained liquidity and picked up trading volume even as Australian shares plunged in February, according to latest research from Vanguard's Australian ETF Capital Markets division. In the week ending 9 February, ETF trading volumes tripled normal ...

Australian Ethical Investment executive departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
The executive officer of superannuation at Australian Ethical Investment has joined a boutique consultancy firm. After nine years with the company, Australian Ethical Investment has confirmed the departure of Meagan Birch, having joined ST Consult as ...

Reinvigorated OneVue inches up platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
OneVue is gaining traction among financial advisers, with its functionality trumping that of Colonial First State's FirstWrap, according to the latest platforms analysis from Investment Trends. Of the 19 full-function platforms studied, OneVue re-entered ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
An influx of economic data and surveys are set for release this week. The central banks of Australia, Canada, the Eurozone and Japan are also scheduled to meet. Don't bother with any of them. Whatever the indicators indicate and the central banks decide ...

Longreach inks deal with global data provider

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Longreach Alternatives, the retail-focused alternatives manager launched by the former head of K2 Advisors Samuel Mann, formed a new partnership with a data provider to enhance its global quantitative alpha strategies. Under the partnership, Longreach ...

Life insurer profitably improving: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Life insurers ended 2017 on a positive note, reporting solid investment revenue performance and an improvement in profitability. APRA's latest statistics in the 12 months to December 2017 show the life insurance industry recorded total revenue of $36.2 ...

Equipsuper appoints head of risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Equipsuper made an internal promotion to appoint a head of risk and combine the fund's legal and compliance functions. Tahlia Parrish will take on the role Paul Synhur vacated to become head of member advisory in February. Parrish joined the $14 billion ...