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Industry super fund establishes insurance company

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
The power of industry regulation has again shown its hand, paving the way for one of Australia's largest superannuation funds to establish its own registered life insurance company. From 1 July federal legislation will require all super funds to have ...

QIC launches retail property fund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Institutional investor, QIC, has announced the creation of the QIC US Shopping Centre Fund, allowing investors to benefit from the performance of select US retail real estate markets. QIC are targeting to raise US$750 million ($1 billion) to US$1billion ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
A quick look at Challenger's share registry will tell you the importance and interest in Australia's superannuation system moving from an accumulation focus to retirement income. Speaking at a Ranstad Lecture Series event in Sydney yesterday, Benari ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Australia employment 'Twas a miss. Australian employers added 10,800 workers to their payrolls in April, missing expectations for a 12,500 gain and less than the 25,700 heads added in the previous month. While hiring continues to grow - employment growth ...

Mirae backs Asian consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
A global asset manager has made it clear they will back the Asian consumer market as part of its ongoing equities strategy in the region. During a recent trip to Australia, Mirae Asset Global Investments' head for Indian equity funds, Rahul Chadha ...

AXA IM global equity SmartBeta fund gets RIAA approval

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
AXA Investment Managers has received responsible investment certification by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) for its environmental, social and governance SmartBeta equity pooled fund - AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund. The ...

Investors looking to alternatives amid low cash rate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Investors should be looking to alternative asset classes if they wish to escape the volatility of cash and domestic equities, according to specialist fixed income asset manager Global Credit Investments (GCI). Poor yields, low cash rates and volatile ...

New energy benchmark guide for instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
A new benchmark of globally-listed industrial companies and their energy productivity will guide institutional investors looking to decarbonise portfolios and assess who is capitalising on energy efficiencies. The Energy Productivity Index, which analyses ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Australia wage price index The wage price index (WPI) which measures the "total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses" among Australian workers increased by lower than expected 0.4% in the first quarter of this year, representing a slowing from the ...

MLC appoints new private equity head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
MLC has appointed a new head of private equity. Alicia Gregory has worked in MLC's private equity division for 11 years and was most recently MLC head of Europe, private equity. Prior to MLC, she held a research position at ThreeSixty Investment Strategy ...