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Investment

Funds management giants in historic merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Two major global managers have agreed to an all-stock merger of equals.

Vanguard reduces MERs on five funds

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Vanguard has lowered the management expense ratios on five of its Australian funds.

Australian funds rank well on ESG

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Australian equity fund managers tend to rank higher than their global peers when it comes to incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment decisions, Lonsec Research has found.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Australia private sector credit slows, manufacturing activity still in contraction; Factory activity in the US and the Eurozone up but flat in China.

Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
MSCI head of Research Remy Briand has countered a recent paper from Bernstein Investment Research and Management which suggested passive investing is "worse than Marxism."

Infrastructure debt funds reaching 2012 highs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
The unlisted infrastructure debt fund market collectively raised US$11.6 billion in 2016, approaching the 2012 high of US$12 billion.

Top boutique in first push for new investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
One of the top performing fund managers in Australia, Ophir Asset Management, is looking to partner with family offices and independent financial advisers in a bid to attract long-term high net worth investors.

Franklin Templeton fund receives ratings upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
Lonsec has awarded the Franklin Templeton Global Aggregate Bond Fund a 'Highly Recommended' rating following its most recent fixed income sector review.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
US GDP revised higher but corporate profits and pending home sales down; Eurozone sentiment improves as with UK consumer confidence; Japan household spending and inflation down.

Industry heavyweights back listed venture fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Some of the industry's best-known entrepreneurs have thrown their weight behind a new listed investment fund which aims to provide funding for early and growth stage fintech start-ups.