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Investment

Industry buoyed by Trans-Pacific Partnership

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement finalised in Atlanta this week will provide a platform for multilateral trade with major economies in the Pacific Rim, creating new opportunities for Australian financial services companies.

Australian Unity strengthens Diversified Property Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
The Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund has purchased an industrial property in Melbourne's south east for $15.1 million.

Janet vindicated

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
Data released last week - the ones that directly related to the Fed's twin mandate of stable inflation and full employment -- vindicated Janet's prudence.

Platform flows stagnated in FY15

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Fund flows into platforms barely exceeded outflows in the year to June 2015, according to Plan for Life research.

SPIVA report shows most active managers beaten by index again

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) scorecard has once again revealed the vast majority of active managers underperform their benchmark.

Nikko downgrades equities stance

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Nikko Asset Management has downgraded its house view on global equities from overweight to neutral to reflect stock prices reaching what it believes to be fair value, particularly in the US.

Multi-asset funds see huge lift in inflows

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Multi-asset (MA) funds are set to remain at the top of the inflow tables in Europe as advisers turn to them in the face of FOFA-like reforms, according to global analytics firm Cerulli Associates.

Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
If one bothers to look at the latest sprinkling of eco and survey data out of this land girt by sea this week, the picture they paint is to the contrary.

More must be done to cut fees: FSC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
Average working Australians would have thousands of dollars more in their retirement savings if bigger superannuation funds faced stronger competitive tensions, the Financial Services Council has said.

Central banks of the world, coordinate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
Is the current economic and investment landscape as bad as it was back in 2011?