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Investment

Macquarie Wrap continues growth trend

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Macquarie has added 54 managed funds and 20 separately managed accounts to its wrap platform in the last 12 months.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Latest PMI surveys show manufacturing activity in Australia, the US, China, the UK and Japan all expanding.

Spire Capital launches second US seniors housing fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Spire Capital has partnered with a US-based private equity fund manager to launch its second US seniors housing fund.

European manager launches China ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
A European asset manager with more than $1 trillion in assets under management has launched a large cap China ETF on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Morningstar multi-asset funds recommended

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Morningstar Investment Management's suite of multi-asset real return funds have received a 'Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners.

Future Fund surges to $123 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
The Future Fund has issued its 2016 annual report confirming that its investment performance is ahead of its long term target benchmark.

Alphinity funds added to mFund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
Alphinity Investment Management has added three managed funds to the ASX's mFund offering.

ANZ to sell Asian retail, wealth businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
ANZ is set to sell its retail and wealth businesses across five Asian countries to a Singapore bank.

Raising rates on soybeans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
So many times over the past year, the Fed had been kept away from lifting rates as it planned by global ructions in one form or the other - e.g. China devaluation, emerging market outflows, Brexit - but this time, the global seas appear to be calmer.

PIMCO to take RE in-house

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
PIMCO has obtained a responsible entity license in Australia and plans to internalise RE for its $10 billion managed funds suite.