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Family office manager expands

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
A specialist investment manager for high-net-worth clients recently added three members to its investment team. Now managing more than $1.3 billion, Sydney-based Atrium Investment Management said the hires would provide diverse skills and experience. ...

Let me down gently

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) must be breathing a sigh of relief at the latest housing finance figures indicating a slowdown in the country's property market. The bubbling Australian property ...

Morningstar downgrades Franklin Templeton parent rating

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Morningstar has downgraded its parent pillar assessment for Franklin Templeton US funds from positive to neutral following concerns about "massive outflows" and an "investment culture given to complacency," according to senior analyst Alec Lucas. The ...

First Super halts private equity investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
First Super will make no new investments in its private equity program as its existing $100 million private equity portfolio is under review. This is being done, the fund said, due to concerns about poor labour practices exhibited by companies in which ...

ESG risk tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
MSCI has launched a new interactive tool that assesses environmental, social and governance metrics for 8500 companies globally. The MSCI ESG Metrics helps investors measure a portfolio's ESG risk, particularly where a lack of data can be a significant ...

Media Super launches $30m revolving fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Media Super created a $30 million fund to help finance national research and development projects. The revolving fund makes loans of up to $3 million to companies undertaking research and development eligible for an R&D tax credit under the Federal ...

Advice rated excellent: MLC survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Not enough Australians are seeking financial advice, but the minority that do (30%) rate it highly, the latest MLC Wealth Sentiment Survey shows. An overwhelming amount (82%) of the participants in the quarterly survey who used a financial planner rated ...

Investment management industry needs overhaul: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
The CFA Institute believes the investment management industry is at a critical inflection point, urging leaders to transform business models and adopt new skills or else risk future success. Investment managers must also do more to build trust with ...

Coles sheds life insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Supermarket giant Coles quietly exited the life insurance industry less than three years after launching a directly distributed offer. As of 1 January 2017, Coles Life Insurance policy holders became customers of MetLife - the insurer whose MetLife ...

Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Trump's actions against Syria show that he walks the talk, putting Chinese president Xi on notice that the US may yet make good on its threat to slap a 45% tariff on Chinese imports. America's missile assault on Syria, in retaliation for the chemical ...