funds

Funds management

Natixis IM cuts equity exposure on coronavirus concerns

Natixis Investment Managers has reduced its exposure to equities in light of coronavirus in expectation of higher volatility in stockmarkets....

Funds management

Investors too optimistic on returns

Investors are being too optimistic in their expectations for returns, according to Schroders, with the average Australian expecting to achieve annual returns of 10.9%. ...

Funds management

First Sentier Investors launches first funds

It’s the first set of funds released under the new branding of Colonial First State Global Asset Management....

Policy & Regulation

APRA signals higher capital requirements for recalcitrant institutions

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has put a number of financial institutions on notice that their governance arrangements are such that they risk being subje...

Funds management

Premium China FM looks at India

Despite its focus on China, Premium China Funds Management has said that it will not preclude investment in the sub-continent....

Superannuation

Govt puts super fund governance back on agenda

Despite suggestions it had shelved its push for majority independent directors on superannuation fund boards, the Government has made clear the issue remains very much al...

Funds management

Can funds treat you better than houses?

Money Management has looked at the average returns of all sectors in the Australian Core Strategies universe to see which asset classes are more viable than Australian re...

Expert Analysis

Is the time right for investment in healthcare infrastructure?

Julie-Anne Mizzi writes that demographic change is driving a new era of healthcare and creating opportunities for investors....

Superannuation

Small business claims super disadvantage

The Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia wants small businesses absolved from their superannuation guarantee obligations, claiming the only groups to bene...