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MYEFO sees bond issuance drop

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
The Federal Government's revised Budget figures reveal a sharp reduction in the deficit and a 26% reduction in required bond issuance for this financial year.

Former Paradice managers launch LIT

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
A small and mid-cap boutique set up by two former Paradice Investment Management portfolio managers has converted its $440 million strategy to a listed investment trust.

Bonds reward equity investors seeking refuge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
Investors who firmly believe that fixed income is a safety net in times of market volatility - and followed through by ditching equities - have been well-rewarded for their efforts.

CFS swaps global equities managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
Colonial First State has appointed a $600 million mandate as it reviews the manager lineup for its $3.8 billion multi-manager global equities fund.

NZ Super awards $300m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has awarded a $298 million risk-arbitrage mandate to a diversified international investment manager.

Westpac executive remuneration voted down

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
Westpac received a first strike for its remuneration report after shareholders overwhelmingly voted against it at the annual general meeting in Perth yesterday.

Centrepoint pulls out of NEOS Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
Centrepoint Alliance will no longer back life insurance startup NEOS Life, requesting its investment be repaid in full sooner than originally agreed to.

UBS announces major asset management partnerships

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
A Melbourne-based fund manager will now be the investment manager for all of UBS Asset Management's Australian equities funds. A Sydney property manager will also pick up UBS' listed A-REITs fund.

Bentham AM launches mFund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
Richard Quin's Bentham Asset Management is launching a new mFund for its asset-backed securities strategy as the boutique ramps up the distribution for the $130 million strategy.

CBA stashes cash for compliance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
Commonwealth Bank will put aside an additional $350 million in 2019 to cover larger than expected costs for compliance and remediation programs as well as its separation from CommInsure Life.