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Chinese and Dutch investment giants explore long-term alliance

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
One of China's largest asset managers and the in-house investment manager for the Netherlands' $500 billion National Civil Pension Fund (ABP) are in discussions to form a long-term strategic alliance. APG manages assets for ABP, which is the Netherlands' ...

Alternatives delivering for infra and PE

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Strip infrastructure and private equity out of superannuation funds' alternatives investments and the asset class struggles to deliver its current growth-like returns. This is one of the key pieces of analysis provided by Frontier Advisors at its annual ...

Fixed income, smart beta need better access

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
An Australian ETF provider is moving its focus towards fixed income and smart beta in the view that the local market is currently underserving investors. iShares Australia chief executive Jon Howie told the recent Bloomberg Buy-side Forum in Sydney ...

Liquidnet launches new equity algorithms for instos

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Liquidnet has launched a new suite of liquidity-focused Asia-Pacific equity algorithms for institutional investors. In a statement, Liquidnet said the new suite "offers enhanced control for buy-side traders giving them the ability to set price limits ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
'Brexit', the worry du jour and the epic horror movie of our time that's coming soon, very soon to a theatre near us. With only four sleeps to go before the Brits vote to leave or remain in the European Union this coming Thursday (23 June), the UK remains ...

Advisers must adapt to millennial habits

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
As the largest global demographic group and number one source of global income advisers must adapt their practices to meet the growing demands of millennials, according to Rocky Scopelliti, global industry executive - banking, finance and insurance ...

US mulls borrowing limit on leveraged ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is considering introducing measures to restrict how much mutual funds can invest in leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs). The product type gives investors geared exposure to a given ...

Time to fear the no "fear gauge"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Yippee-kay-yay! 'twas a good week for most major equity markets last week, all were blinking the happy bright and happy colour green....and this, just as we're about to see the end days of May - yes, the month when we're advised to sell and go away....and ...

Investment committees must consider culture

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
A global investment consultant believes culture and leadership among investment committees can be mapped to meaningful business performance metrics, something often undervalued at asset owner and asset management firms. Speaking at a recent Willis Towers ...

Charter Hall's FUM grows to $17bn

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Charter Hall's Core Plus Office Fund (CPOF) has created a new wholesale trust with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), together acquiring 100% of One Shelley Street, Sydney for $525 million. One Shelley Street, Sydney is 100% leased to Macquarie ...