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Industry fund awards currency mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... risk-adjusted returns using the manager's factor-based Currency Multi-Strategy. Record said that its strategy allocated funds across currency risk premia to seek returns, despite currency hedging generally focusing on risk mitigation. Record chief ...

Chief economist update: Fed will go hiking in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... rate hikes this year and it wouldn't be a stretch to conclude that come the next FOMC meeting on 12-13 June, the fed funds rate would be 25 basis points higher from 1.5%-1.75% to 1.75%-2%. More so, given the Fed participants observation of the US ...

Rest awards global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... We are seeing continued interest in both the separate account side of the business as well as in the Australian domiciled Funds."

Spaceship looks outside of superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... superannuation, is branching out into investment products with two new launches. The company quietly rolled out two low-fee funds in April under the Spaceship Voyager brand. The Spaceship Index Portfolio is a passive index fund which will invest in shares ...

Age Pension needs national objective: Actuary

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... retirement ages and further growth in superannuation balances," Rice noted. "The strong earnings growth of superannuation funds over the past 25 years, major tightening to the means-test from January 2017 and the maturation of the superannuation system ...

State Street announces fixed income appointment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... has $2.7 trillion in assets under management including about $36 billion in asset for which State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors(SSGA FD) serves as marketing agent. State Street provides financial services to institutional investors, including ...

Chief economist update: A US dollar story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... rate hikes this year (at the very least). This would lift the interest rate differential in America's favour and drive funds flow into the US dollar. Not only this, the prevailing geo-political uncertainties only serve to instigate safe-haven purchases ...

Life insurers should fund medical rehabilitation: MLC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... Australian private health insurance industry, Private Healthcare Australia (PHA), which represents 20 registered health funds and 96% of the people covered by private health insurance, has voiced concerns which it says must be addressed before it can ...

IPS triples funds under administration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
Independent investment and SMSF platform owner Integrated Portfolio Solutions (IPS) tripled its funds under administration over the past three years as it experiences inflows courtesy of advisers and family offices. The platform provider recently passed ...

Fiducian acquires $35m planning business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
ASX-listed financial planning group Fiducian has acquired a practice with $35 million in funds under advice. The practice is based in South-East Queensland. Total consideration for the purchase is $330,000, and Fiducian said it will be funded by excess ...