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Tides to turn for Platinum: Neilson
By Alice Uribe | In Investment

12:35 pm

Yesterday

Platinum Asset Management's (Platinum) chief executive Kerr Neilson is confident that the fund will be able to turn around a period of underperformance in its flagship International Fund, saying that the current state of the market has turned to favour Platinum's investment strategy. Read more

Industry funds lead super growth in March quarter
By Laura Millan | In Superannuation

11:15 am

Yesterday

Industry superannuation funds lead the superannuation industry growth during the March quarter, according to the latest quarterly report by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Read more

Planner and investor concern hits three-year low
By Mark Smith | In Financial Planning

12:10 pm

Yesterday

A drop in investor concern to its lowest level during any point in the global financial crisis (GFC) has prompted a wave of investment into managed funds, according to a new survey from Investment Trends. Read more

netwealth's advice group moves advice ops
By Alice Uribe | In Financial Planning

12:25 pm

Yesterday

Wealth management group netwealth's advice group has moved its operations on the back of an announcement earlier this month that the wider netwealth group's funds under management had hit the $4 billion mark. Read more

Bendigo Wealth launches new low-risk income fund
By Mark Smith | In Investment

12:10 pm

Yesterday

Bendigo Wealth has launched the Sandhurst Strategic Income Fund for risk-averse investors who want a regular income stream in excess of what they are seeing from their term-deposits. Read more

Market Wrap PM
By AAP | In Economics

12:35 pm

Yesterday

Australian stocks are lower at noon, with all the major sectors falling amid broad-based selling. Read more

MySuper puts focus on active tax management investing
By Mark Smith | In Investment

12:15 pm

Yesterday

The focus the MySuper legislation puts on after-tax returns has paved the way for a dramatic surge in active tax management investment strategies, according to global asset management firm Parametric. Read more

Former Bell Potter adviser sentenced to 5 years jail
By Laura Millan | In Financial Planning

12:00 pm

Yesterday

A former Bell Potter Securities adviser has been sentenced in to five years jail with a non-parole period of three years and nine months for fraudulent conduct that cost investors more than $1.6 million. Read more

Bravura appoints head of pre-sales
By Laura Millan | In Executive Appointments

11:15 am

Yesterday

Bravura Solutions has appointed Darrell Prins head of Pre-Sales in the Asia Pacific region. Read more

ASIC to accept submissions for 'hedge fund' definition
By Laura Millan | In Regulatory

11:15 am

Yesterday

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will consider submissions from the industry in order to refine the definition of 'hedge fund'. Read more

Ex-Lonsec MD convicted of insider trading
By James Fernyhough | In Investment

11:00 am

Yesterday

Norman John Graham, a former managing director of stockbroking firm Lonsec, was convicted of insider trading at the County Court of Victoria on Wednesday. Read more

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