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High valuations drive insto investors to alternatives: BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... collectively representing US$7 trillion in investible assets. Respondents expressed an intent to increase exposure to hedge funds (5%), private equity (33%), real estate (32%) and real assets (55%). Conversely, institutional investors are expected to ...

Industry fund cuts life premiums, renews insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... of motor industry professionals. The Canberra-based industry super fund has more than 230,000 members and $11 billion in funds under management. Last month, Stewart flagged that MetLife was working with its super fund partners to determine the appropriate ...

Former advice dealer group chief executive surfaces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... informed decisions as to complex M&A transactions. "With our main areas of expertise in financial planning, accounting and funds management, we are well placed to seize on the significant opportunities that an expansion into the Melbourne market can ...

Venture capital sector booming but needs greater government support

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... high regardless of any pauses among specific industries." "With many Australian VCs continuing to deploy capital and more funds being raised, we expect 2018 to continue to see strong activity in start-up funding," she added. In its 2018-19 pre-budget ...

In-house education key to super success

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds is encouraging parents to educate children on the importance of saving for retirement as new data shows young Australians accumulate super faster than ever before. Member data released by QSuper shows ...

HNWI growth outpacing super: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... HNWI investment capital increased 18% per annum over the same period, which is twice the rate of growth in superannuation funds under management. What this means, Rainmaker said, is that HNWIs are growing faster than Australia's population, indicating ...

Alternative beta corresponds with adviser risk concerns

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... premia via a rules-based, quantitative approach. "They are strategies which have historically been associated with hedge funds, which aim to produce 'absolute returns' - in other words, performance in all market conditions, regardless of whether the ...

Two FSC senior policy managers depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... industry, promote competition in the default superannuation market, as well as put taxation arrangements in place for super funds. A BT Financial Group spokesperson confirmed Briggs will be joining the firm, but did not disclose further details about ...

J.P. Morgan wins global fixed income mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... Nicholas Gartside and Iain Stealey. Explaining the value of the strategy, J.P. Morgan Asset Management head of Australia funds David Hallifax said: "The key to 2018 will be central banks and the extent to which they continue to support bond markets through ...

SuperConcepts ramps up digital transformation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... strategy to fundamentally redesign the foundations of the business, says its chief technical officer. The self-managed super funds (SMSF) software and services provider announced it consolidated many of its applications to one platform with the help ...