Cycle of QE indefinite, hold equities

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Central banks could continue pumping money into the economy for decades and interest rates in the United States are set to rise but maybe not this year. These were some... Read more continue reading

BT Wrap adds Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Returns Strategies

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Standard Life Investments, the global asset manager, is pleased to announce that its highly successful Global Absolute Returns Strategies Australian Trust (ARN 125 891 261) is now available via BT... Read more continue reading

Small & Mid-cap LIC launched by ECP Asset Management

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Barrack Street Investments to provide pathway for SMSFs to access high quality small and mid cap ASX stocks Boutique Australian equities manager ECP Asset Management (ECPAM), headed by Dr Manny... Read more continue reading

Investec predicts further corporate activity in funds management sector

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Fund managers are looking at alternative options to achieve scale in what is becoming an increasingly competitive market. The merging of fund managers to boost funds under management, such as... Read more continue reading

Australian Unity acquires option over high profile office building

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 The Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund (DPF) has been granted an option to acquire one of Melbourne’s most environmentally sustainable office buildings from Impact Funds Management Pty Ltd for $42.3... Read more continue reading

Nikko Asset Management announces policy regarding Japan’s Stewardship Code

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Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Nikko Asset Management), announces its adoption of the “Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors” (also known as Japan’s Stewardship Code), and its formulation of “Nikko Asset... Read more continue reading

Scenario analysis – The way forward

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Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, considers a new approach to scenario analysis. The latest edition of Global Horizons examines in detail a new scenario analysis framework that has been developed... Read more continue reading

Increased partnership between investors and hedge funds – AIMA/Barclays survey

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Investors increasingly are striking partnerships with hedge funds, underlining the closer collaboration taking place between the hedge fund industry and its investor base, according to a new survey by the... Read more continue reading

Australians’ appetite for life insurance on the rise

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National index reveals Gen X most likely to be insured – but big gaps remain The second annual TAL Australian Financial Protection Index has revealed a big jump in the... Read more continue reading

ASX mFund settlement service gains traction

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Equity Trustees is starting to see traction in transactions on the mFund Settlement Service, with applications for PIMCO and Armytage Private Funds being made through Baillieu Holst recently, says Mr... Read more continue reading