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Van Eck launching infrastructure and dividend ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Van Eck has announced it will launch two new ETFs on the ASX.

Ibbotson adopts Morningstar brand

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Ibbotson Associates Australia has announced it will rebrand under its parent company.

Infrastructure Capital Group targets $1bn for asset purchases

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Fund manager Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) is looking to raise $1 billion from domestic and international institutional investors to add quality established infrastructure businesses and new development projects to its mid-market infrastructure ...

Northern Trust and AltX partner on hedge fund data

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Northern Trust's global institutional clients will now have more access to hedge fund data than ever before following a new partnership with AltX.

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Is it still April Fool's or what? We all know it's just for a day - the 1st of April - but exactly two weeks after, the sun is shining, the sky is blue and everything's looking wonderful for me and you.

Norwegian pension fund drops 52 coal companies

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Norges Bank has announced that 52 coal companies, including two Australian ones, will be excluded from the roughly $1 trillion Government Pension Fund Global.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Today's top economic releases

Managed fund outflows push product providers to change strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Steady outflows from managed funds since the GFC indicate that retail product manufacturers need to move to new solutions, according to Rainmaker Information research.

Largest five banks all Asian

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
The world's five largest banks are all based in Asia, and China-headquartered banks made up the top four, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's latest global bank rankings, while Australian banks have slipped down the rankings.

SEC seeks comment on Accredited Investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
With all the focus on retail financial advice and introducing a fiduciary rule, the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) is asking for public submissions regarding amending the definition of what is an Accredited Investor.