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Instos chasing EM debt for value

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... debt in an environment where equities and interest rates seem fully valued. Speaking to Financial Standard, Grant Samuel Funds Management chief executive Damien McIntyre said that interest is "cascading" in EM debt, and that it is on the minds of many ...

RARE wins mandate from $182bn US manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... was awarded an infrastructure income mandate by a US-based global multi-manager which oversees more than $182 billion in funds. Principal Funds chose RARE's infrastructure income strategy for part of its $5 billion Diversified Real Asset Fund. The strategy ...

Industry fund invests $100 million in renewable energy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds acquired a $100 million stake in a renewable energy portfolio as part of a co-investment with a Dutch fund. Cbus and the Dutch Infrastructure Fund will hold 80.1% of the investment portfolio known as Bright ...

Flinders fund offers insto rates for retail investors on HUB24

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... in sectors where we expect a lower dollar to help such as agriculture and tourism," he said. The fund had $5.62 million funds under management, as at February 2018. Minimum initial investment size is $25,000, with a $1000 minimum for additional investments ...

ASIC disqualifies two SMSF auditors

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... was the trustee. The Canberra auditor, Robert Newham, breached the same requirements by auditing his own fund as well as funds where his staff had prepared relevant financial statements. He also did not comply with continuing professional development ...

Praemium expands global SMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... World ex Australia Index over the medium to longer term. "Investor demand for high performing, global and mid-cap equity funds continues to grow. We're excited to have the Franklin Global Equity portfolio, a high-conviction strategy added to the Praemium ...

SMSF tool receives industry tick

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... issue of the bulletin, ATO commissioner Chris Jordan flagged a distinction between the needs of SMSFs and APRA regulated funds to maintain reserves, pointing out that the use of reserves by APRA regulated funds are occasionally intended to spread potential ...

Active manager launches Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... include Russell Investments and the firm will initially include it in the manager line up for three of its Australian equity funds. Man Group is an active investor that takes long-only positions. The investor universe for its mid/large cap stocks is ...

CFSGAM model portfolios added to FirstWrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... most highly-regarded Australian equities teams in the industry with a proven track record of managing a diverse range of funds on behalf of institutional and retail investors," he said. Managed accounts were only made available on FirstWrap last month ...

Lawyers slam life insurers in Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... 2017, Maurice Blackburn principal Josh Mennen said. The law firm detailed a number of cases in its submission whereby super funds and insures breached their claims obligations and named the "main culprits" - the "worst" being AIA, CommInsure and TAL. ...