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UK business leads BTIM inflows

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
Westpac-owned BT Investment Management grew its funds under management by $10.7 billion for the six months to 31 March with strong net inflows coming from its business in the United Kingdom. Funds under management were up 16% to $77.1 billion and net ...

Superannuation trustees under the spotlight: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
Some of the trustees of APRA regulated super funds lack understanding of their fund's investment strategy and underlying investments, according to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member Helen Rowell. Speaking at a recent banking and ...

When?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
That was a bit of an anti-climax, wasn't it? The outcome of the anxiously-awaited US Federal Reserve's two-day FOMC meeting, that is. And it took them all of two-days to come up with well... basically what you, I and Irene already knew and expected....while ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell on news the US economy grew just 0.2 per cent in the first quarter. At 0817 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 44 points at 5,783. In local economic ...

Negative Chinese news clouding opportunity: Wells Capital

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
A focus on dividends and the country's increasing weight in global indices mean Wells Capital emerging markets equity portfolio manager Alison Shimada is relaxed about negative media coverage and investor sentiment in China. Shimada says financial deregulation ...

Standard Life funds added to MLC wrap

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
Two Standard Life Investments funds have been added to MLC's platform. The Global Absolute Returns Strategies Australian Trust and Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies Australian Trust were established in 2006 and 2011 respectively. Both funds are ...

Advisers Register hits 22k

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
Within a month of being launched the Financial Advisers Register has added about 3,000 advisers to its list, now providing consumers with an ability to search more than 22,000 in the industry. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

A$ at 80c

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
All eyes, ears, and noses are on the Fed and how it crafts its forward guidance when its 2-day FOMC meeting concludes tomorrow. Yes, it's forward guidance for there is nothing in the stars pointing to a lift-off announcement when tomorrow comes. While ...

Future Fund grows to $117bn

AAP AND DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
The Future Fund has almost doubled since it was established in 2006. The fund, which aims to cover superannuation liabilities of federal public servants, stood at $117 billion at the end of March after generating a return of 15.1% in the first nine ...

Retirees 'much worse' off: RBA

JASON CADDEN FOR AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
Life is not going to get easier for self-funded retirees as record low interest rates force them to take on riskier investments, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens says. Central banks around the world have lowered their interest rates to stimulate ...