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Rate cut would do little to help economy: WAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
With inflation at a 17 year low markets are pricing in a rate cut at next week's RBA meeting, although, according to head of investment management Australia at Western Asset Management, Anthony Kirkham, a rate cut might not be the right answer. With ...

Voters opt to shut down AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... even though we're broadly supportive of AMP Capital's resolutions for the fund, they don't go far enough. "It's a shame. I hope there is a successor vehicle that will be launched in Australia." A major point of contention at the EGM was how the fund ...

TAL launches ad campaign as LIF top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Australia's largest life insurer, TAL, has launched a new consumer brand campaign to open the dialogue between Australians and life insurers. The campaign, which launched on national television on Sunday 24 July, hopes to raise the awareness of the ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The Victorian Government green bond, issued on 19 July, has raised $300 million and will be used to help finance and refinance Victorian state investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, low carbon public transport and energy efficient ...

Independent body will make new standards simpler: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The establishment of an independent standards body will make the professional standards transition clearer and easier to comply with, according the Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Dante De Gori. Speaking at the Sydney FPA roadshow ...

Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... advocating super funds to experiment more with personal engagement online. He said there needs to be balance struck between hope, motivation and fear and that a large portion of research participants have "spoken with a real clear preference for online ...

Standard Life Investments calls for more monetary easing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... Economists have been recommending such action for some time but governments have yet to receive the message. We can only hope that global growth does not decelerate much further before political pressures force policymakers to listen."

Swedish pension giant commits to total decarbonisation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... indices designed by MSCI as benchmarks for its low carbon strategies. "We are delighted to work with MSCI, whose products we hope will help take low carbon investing further into the mainstream," AP4 chief executive Mats Andersson said. "We are confident ...

Pacific Current CEO resigns to start boutique

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
The chief executive of global multi-boutique asset manager Pacific Current Group has resigned. Tim Carver joined Pacific Current in 2006 and was a member of the board, executive committee and investment committee. Prior to that, Carver was a general ...

MainstreamBPO heads to NY

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
Fund and superannuation administrator MainstreamBPO has opened an office in New York in the hopes of expanding its hedge fund administration business. The New York office will be the first outside the Asia Pacific region for the group and will add to ...