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Nikko returns global equities to overweight stance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
Nikko Asset Management's global investment committee (GIC) has lifted its stance on global equities to moderately overweight from neutral, citing healthy economic growth prospects in the United States. The Tokyo-based company's investment committee ...

Equip drops super fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
Industry superannuation fund Equipsuper has presented members with an early Christmas present, announcing it will cut fees and costs for accumulation and pension members from February 2016. Fee and cost cuts at the $7 billion fund have come from investment ...

Be alert to recession amid growth headwinds: PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
Australia is still someway off rebalancing its economy following the end of the mining boom and investors must consider the real possibility of recession, warns PIMCO. While the chair of the fund manager's Asia-Pacific portfolio committee, Adam Bowe ...

Magellan top earning ETP

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
The top earning international shares exchange traded product (ETP) didn't even exist 12 months ago. Its category didn't even exist. It's totally unlike nearly every other ETP on the market. It's not an index product and it's not a smart beta product. ...

Mercer LifetimePlus now on MPS platform

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Mercer's longevity risk solution for retirees, LifetimePlus, is now available on the Mercer Portfolio Services (MPS) retail platform. Supported by Colonial First State's wrap technology, MPS is the first retail platform to offer the product and the ...

Sentry Group restructures management

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Sentry Group has announced major changes to its business and management structure. Under the new arrangement, the dealer group will be divided into four divisions: business development, business solutions, compliance and corporate services. These will ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Two days before lift-off. But in case there's still any doubt, allow me to replay what US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told the US Congress' Joint Economic Committee only less than a forthnight ago: "... I anticipate continued economic growth ...

MySuper assets rise strongly

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
MySuper assets rose almost 18% to $428 billion in the 12 months to June 2015, according to data from APRA. Now that total MySuper products represent $428 billion in assets, up from $363 billion in June 2014, that adds up to just over a third (34%) of ...

Advice beats direct insurance for Aussie consumers

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
The majority of Australian consumers prefer to purchase insurance policies through financial advisers rather than directly. This is the conclusion of Asteron Life's Attitude to Life Adviser Insights report, which surveyed 1,515 Australians across every ...

Colonial First State appoints new alternatives manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
Colonial First State (CFS) has appointed an additional alternatives manager for its FirstChoice multi-sector portfolios following a 2015 mid-year review. GAM will now be responsible for 50% of the FirstChoice defensive alternatives portfolio with incumbent ...