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QIC inks deal with Chinese asset manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
QIC has signed a memorandum of understanding with one of China's largest asset managers.

OneVue partners with MA provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
OneVue has been appointed to provide superannuation administration support to one of Australia's growing managed accounts providers.

Impact only fund makes first investments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
Impact Investment Group's (IIG) Giant Leap Fund has made its first two investments and expects to deliver investors higher returns from purpose driven businesses.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
US Dallas Fed survey, Japan inflation and UK DP improve. Eurozone M3 money supply and Thailand trade surplus disappoint.

Henderson fund receives ratings upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
The Henderson Absolute Return Australia Equity Fund has been upgraded to a "Recommended" rating by Lonsec.

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Australia is falling behind its global counterparts when it comes to returns to economy and performance of built assets, according to the 2016 Global Build Asset Performance Index.

Global firm introduces Australian pooled funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
A New York-based global investment firm has launched the first of two Australian pooled funds.

Trump protectionism protects not the emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
If the United States grows strongly post Trump's election - and China, Europe and Japan can increase demand for produce, everybody wins.

European hedge fund business sold to Aussie administrator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
A hedge fund administration business based in Malta is being acquired by an Australian administrator looking to continue its growth strategy and expanding global footprint.

Time is up for the static portfolio mix: JPMAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Investors who maintain a simple static allocation mix will have to come to terms with a trajectory of falling returns, according to the 2017 edition of J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions.