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CFS introduces same day RoA functionality

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... said the enhancements have proven their value in providing efficiency and risk management when it comes to portfolio construction and implementation, with the latest addition to the RoA tool expected to continue to drive adviser usage higher. "Advisers ...

Omega hires Vanguard, NAB vets

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... senior analyst at Vanguard. Omega co-founder Mathew McCrum said of Evelyne: "Evelyne brings strong skills in portfolio construction and management, while Amanda brings welcome skills in performance analytics, factor risk assessment, and research." Amanda ...

Aussie start-up wins $500m impact investing mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... rehabilitation project in Mumbai where USD$500 million of investor money will be invested in a series of property construction proposals and micro-finance businesses. "We're moving people out of the slums and into new environmentally-friendly buildings... ...

Property manager launches new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... Square Hotel Fund plans to launch in March by raising about $22.5 million from third party capital. Together with construction finance, the hotel's development will be funded on a fund-through basis - leading to the new fund owning the hotel long-term. ...

Advisers drive annuities growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... the addition of Challenger annuities last year, advisers have benefited from more choice when it comes to portfolio construction and meeting the needs of clients approaching or already in retirement in one place." Following the inclusion of CommInsure ...

Multi-asset expectations fall: Zenith

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Sector Review found that the impact of interventionist policies on global markets is making the task of portfolio construction even more challenging and has occurred at a time when many markets are trading at extremes, with asset classes exhibiting higher ...

Challis Capital wins property mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... developers, is essential to address this shortage." "While there has been a significant recent pick up in apartment construction, the banks have also limited or completely stopped funding to this market. This has created huge demand for finance for quality ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... a rising trend towards part-time hiring and a declining one in full-time employment. Australia AiG performance of construction Construction failed to follow the improvement into expansion of the manufacturing and services sector in October. The AiG performance ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... year to September following August's 6.1% drop and marking the fourth consecutive month of year-on-year fall. UK construction PMI The Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI rose to its best level since March this year, up to a reading of 52.6 in October from ...

FirstChoice Alternatives adds new macro manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... FirstChoice Alternatives year on year to September 2016. "A lower return environment and the efficient portfolio construction benefits that FirstChoice provides are factors fuelling the growth in this fund." The portfolio was launched in 2014 and aims ...