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Blue Sky names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
The former chief executive of Hastings Funds Management was named the new chair of Blue Sky Alternative Investments at an AGM that also saw the announcement of a new stakeholder in the business to accelerate its rebuild. Andrew Day will succeed John ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... The ETF (ASX: BNDS) is built on back of Western Asset Management's Australia Bond Fund which has about $600 million in funds under management and is now in its 20th year. The strategy invests in corporate investment grade bonds, semi-government and ...

Government allows domestic violence victims early super access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... only remaining shared asset in a relationship breakdown and it can be very difficult for people to locate their partner's funds, especially without legal assistance, which can be costly. "These changes will help women more fairly split super assets." ...

KPMG hires from Macquarie

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... long-standing member of the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets team to sustain its relationships with superannuation funds. Samantha Brewer is joining KPMG as a transaction services partner as a part of KPMG's deals, tax and legal division. For ...

Chief economist update: Finding neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... last published estimate of the "neutral interest rate" is 2.5% to 3%. All good and yippee-kay-yay for at the current fed funds rate of 2.25% (2%-2.25% to be exact), the Fed needs to raise interest rates by only one to three times (at 25 bps each) before ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Thirteen months on from securing its first boutique partners, the UK business of Bennelong Funds Management is ready to scale up. But will Brexit get in the way? Speaking to Financial Standard in London recently, BennBridge chief operating officer Greg ...

Knowledge, action gap puts SMSF savings at risk: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... Productivity Commission's draft report which stated SMSFs with less than $1 million perform significantly worse than institutional funds as a result of materially higher costs when compared to APRA-regulated funds. They have also delivered materially ...

AMP Capital appoints fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... role of the chief operating officer for AMP Capital's $28 billion real estate platform. AMP Capital head of real estate funds management Chris Judd said Williams's key appointment was made after an extensive search. "I am very pleased to welcome ...

Chief economist update: The money is one Fed rate hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... rate hikes. These comments and admission from the Fed has lowered the probability of the US central bank lifting the fed funds rate, according to CME's FedWatch Tool from 2.25% now to 2.5% at its December 19 meeting to 65.4% from 75.8% a week before. ...

Lonsec appoints marketing director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... change," said Hardy. "I look forward to leveraging the strong relationships we have with advisers, fund managers and super funds, and driving the continued evolution of our investment research and tools in line with the industry's future needs."