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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Australia new motor vehicle sales Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show that the total new motor vehicle sales rose by 2.5% over the month of September to a record high 100,640 units. This followed a flat outcome in the previous month and ...

CalSTRS seeking ESG managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
The California State Teachers' Retirement System is on the hunt for up to six additional public equity investment managers focusing on ESG. According to CalSTRS chief investment officer Christopher J. Ailman, the US pension fund is looking for managers ...

AMP Capital acquires stake in desalination plant

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
AMP Capital has reached financial close to acquire a 5.2% stake in the Victorian Desalination Project (VDP) from Pacific Partnerships. Funded by the AMP Capital Community Infrastructure Fund (CommIF), VDP was delivered as a public private partnership ...

Finalists for SelectingSuper Awards announced

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Finalists for the 2016 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards have been announced, recognising the top superannuation providers and industry leaders in Australia. UniSuper and BUSSQ led nominations, each represented across six categories. Both ANZ and Intrust ...

Advisers see fintech as tool not threat

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
More financial advisers are embracing fintech as a tool to enhance services rather than seeing it as threat to their livelihood. The new report from the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) aims to start a global conversation around the implications ...

Livestock finance firm completes bond issue

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
FIIG Securities says a recent $30 million bond issue by a livestock finance group exemplifies how companies can use bonds to diversify their debt profile and fund new growth. StockCo completed the bond issue as part of a capital restructuring that will ...

Aussie government bond flaunts confidence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Oversubscription to the Australian government's 30-year bond demonstrates both foreign and domestic confidence in the country. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the bond raised $7.6 billion from investors and the historic issue attracted bids totalling ...

Statewide Super partners on digital advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Statewide Super is teaming with Decimal to provide digital financial advice to members. The industry fund has signed a three year agreement with the software provider to offer its Eqilize solution to more than 140,000 members as part of an overall expansion ...

MTAA awards $330m mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
MTAA Super has awarded a $330 million Australian equity mandate to an Australian investment manager. Ausbil Investment Management was awarded the mandate for its Australian Active Equity Strategy. Managed by chief executive Paul Xiradis and his team ...

Magellan flags risk plan for Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Magellan chairman Brett Cairns has publically addressed the risk of anything happening to "key man" Hamish Douglass, reassuring investors that a plan of succession is in place. Addressing shareholders at the investment firm's annual general meeting ...