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Central banks still got their mojo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
Waning. Impotent. Ineffective. End-game. These were some of the adjectives applied to the major central banks' "non-conventional" policy stimuli of recent years. Terms, that when mentioned with the word "lift" alongside the Fed and the loss of faith ...

Ageing population presents investment potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
An increasing demographic shift across Asia presents a significant investment opportunity according to the latest insights from AMP Capital. The new white paper published by AMP Capital associate director Christopher Deves looks at the economies of ...

Westpac alters incentive structure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has announced changes to employee incentives, including the removal of all product related incentives. In a speech to the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce in Melbourne, Hartzer revealed Westpac will be removing ...

Well-known stockbroker launches own SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
A well-known stockbroker has introduced two managed accounts strategies aimed at retail investors and advisers. Owner and author of daily stockmarket newsletter Marcus Today, Marcus Padley has introduced two SMAs, partly to service the clients of Marcus ...

A new narrative for diversification: Western Asset

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Complementary central bank activity has hurt the traditional diversification narrative, according to product specialist at Western Asset Management Robert Abad. Speaking with Financial Standard about the launch of the Legg Mason Western Asset Macro ...

Food-related sector appetising for investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Terra Capital has launched a new small cap fund aimed at meeting investor demand for increased exposure to the food-related sector. The boutique investment manager has opened Terra New Horizons Fund for investments, with Australian-based seed developer ...

AXA IM acquires major Australian real estate fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets has acquired a leading Australian real estate fund and investment manager. Eureka Funds Management, founded in 2004 by Bob Kelly, Kumar Kalyanakumar, Quentin Shaw, Niall McCarthy and Rod Cowdroy, currently has $5 ...

Bank of Queensland appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
The Bank of Queensland has appointed a new non-executive director. Warwick Negus joins BOQ while sitting on the boards of Washington H Soul Pattison & Co, Terrace Tower Group and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. He is the former chief ...

Templeton director returns to the fold

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
A Templeton Global Growth Fund director has returned from a leave of absence. Michael J. O'Brien initially requested six months' leave from the board due to "short-term pressure of other commitments," but has returned as a non-executive director. This ...

Canadian instos approved for Aussie ag investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Two Canadian institutional investors now have regulatory approval to acquire 49% of the Australian arm of diversified natural resource company Glencore Agriculture. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it will not oppose the ...