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EOFY: Super funds to hit double digit returns

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
Rainmaker analysis of super fund returns for 2016-17 shows this will be the eighth consecutive year of positive returns with cumulative returns since the GFC breaking through 90%. SelectingSuper expects the buoyant investment returns could see more ...

Family office takes asset manager stake to $55m

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
A prominent Australian family office entered into a placement with an ASX-listed asset manager, bringing its total investment to $55 million. The Lederer Group, founded by Primo Group chief executive Paul Lederer, made the placement agreement with Centuria ...

Australian property love affair cannot please everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
The just-released RBA Financial Aggregates report for May show that Australia's credit state of affairs continues. Total private sector credit growth inched up from 4.9% in the year to April to 5% last month. While this put a stop to the four straight ...

UBS chief economist resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
After more than a decade in the role, UBS Australia chief economist Scott Haslem will leave the firm and his successor has been named. UBS confirmed that an internal memo was circulated notifying staff that Haslem has decided to pursue opportunities ...

Powerwrap raises $19.4 million for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
A $19.4 million capital raise by shareholders and other interested parties will see Powerwrap commence the next stage of its growth strategy, with the potential for an IPO later this year. Despite talk of a sale earlier in the year, the $6 billion platform ...

Short-termism obsession misses premia: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
Investors are missing out on return premiums of up to 1.5% per annum simply because they are too focused on quarterly earnings and short-term gains. Moving out of a short-termism mentality requires a "major shift" in asset managers' mindset and skills ...

KPMG names new national chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
A senior audit partner and governance specialist is being promoted as KPMG Australia's new national chair. Stepping into the role on 1 September 2017, Alison Kitchen will be KPMG Australia's first woman chair. She will also be the first woman to chair ...

Self-awareness, adaptability key for asset owners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
Self-awareness, adaptability and keeping a close eye on competitors are critical to the success of some of the world's top asset owners. Research conducted by Willis Towers Watson in conjunction with the Future Fund highlights the importance of having ...

Asset managers must overhaul operating model: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
Asset managers are finding it tough to achieve growth as a result of investors demanding better portfolio diversification and value for money. That is the view of about two-thirds of 500 global institutional investors highlighted in a State Street study ...

Man posing as financial adviser charged

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
A Sydney man posing as a financial adviser has been charged after he allegedly defrauded elderly clients of their life savings. The 34-year-old man, who was the sole director of a Woollahra-based finance and investment company, was arrested yesterday ...