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Cerberus affiliate buys Aussie SME lender

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
An affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. has bought an Australian SME lender, Axsesstoday. The $259.7 million deal brings Axsesstoday out of voluntary administration, according to Deloitte, who led the sale. The SME lender entered into voluntary ...

Chief economist update: Time for a Keynes comeback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... for monetary policy maneuver has narrowed further. Should a downturn materialise, monetary policy will need a helping hand, not least from a wise use of fiscal policy in those countries where there is still room for maneuver." But this is nothing new ...

Climate change to erode returns: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... policymakers make in the future." Frontier added that if actions to limit temperature rises by reducing carbon emissions are not achieved, the outcome for the economy and investments are expected to be significantly worse.

Purdue bankruptcy vindicates ESG screens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... conducted substantial research around pharmaceutical companies and opioids in order to create ESG screens that ensure it is not exposed to cases like Purdue's. The Schroders research team identified the opioid manufacturing industry as a sector at significant ...

Investors must monitor social mood: Nikko

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... the mood of society at large. Fulton brought up recent climate change protests in London where hundreds were arrested. "It's not normal for the UK and it's not normal for this time in the economic cycle to have so much social unrest," he said. Fulton ...

Boutique wins industry fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... undertaking over 350 company meetings in the past year. "We have found that global benchmarks and "off the shelf" ESG research has not been detailed enough to make determinations on ESG factors outside of the market's largest companies."

Industry funds confirm merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... Hostplus family," Elia said. Describing it as a proud moment for both of organisations, Elia said the decision to merge has not been made lightly. "We will continue to focus on ensuring our merged funds continue to deliver high-quality products and services ...

Growing uncertainty sees more advisers outsourcing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... 53%, down from 56% in 2018. "Our research shows outsourcers perform better in key business metrics compared to those who do not - they typically have significantly larger client books and advise on higher levels of new client inflows," added Wang. Vanguard ...

Businesses warned to avoid dud funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... by young people. The Rainmaker research revealed people under 25 are often paying twice as much for insurance that they may not even need. In the last five years insurance companies have taken $40 billion out of super for insurance premiums but have ...

Crunch time for boutique funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... markets, private credit, infrastructure, property and real assets." But even securing a committed distribution partner is not a guarantee of success; earlier this year Discovery's backer decided to retire. The $2.9 trillion super system holds more ...