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Liquidity problem in unlisted assets overstated: RWA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... to funds in this position, they noted. The major concerns surrounding unlisted valuations is instead that the increasing focus on short term returns is at odds with the long term investment horizon that makes investing in unlisted assets compelling. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon, buoyed by the banking sector but weighed by resources. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 5.9 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 4337.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 5.8 ...

SMA ratings bring clarity for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Standard & Poor's has awarded inaugural ratings to six separately managed account products - a move that could help advisers make better informed decisions when selecting SMAs for clients. S&P has given four stars to the Ausbil Australia Concentrated ...

ISN to APRA: get on with it

APRA should get on with publishing its 'whole of fund' returns league tables, said the Industry Super Network (ISN). The league tables are needed because there is insufficient independent information available for consumers to help them choose super ...

Paraplanners left out of planning reforms, for now

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... is they don't necessarily deal with clients on their own or sign-off on statements of advice for example and that's our focus." This comes after the FPA and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) both pushed for regulatory reform which included lifting ...

K2 benefits from planner focus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
K2 Asset Management's push into the financial planning market is paying off and now accounts for nearly half the fund manager's business. Andrew Hall, head of distribution at K2 Asset Management, said the fund manager's work with research firms and ...

Centro chief executives depart

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... years. "Glenn accepted the role of CEO when Centro was in crisis, and we are grateful to have had the benefit of Glenn's focus, experience and deft leadership during this challenging period for Centro," said Centro chairman, Paul Cooper.

Planning firms on buying spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... lending activity stems from Sydney and Melbourne - the key markets of the division. According to Melville, planning firms who focus on life insurance in particular have been on a better boat and are more willing to buy as their bottom lines were less ...

Wells Capital wins EM mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
Wells Capital Management, an investment arm of Wells Fargo & Company, has been selected by Japan-based Nomura Asset Management to manage the firm's $1.1 billion Emerging Markets Consumer Stock fund. Wells Capital Management is sub-advising the fund ...

Officium Capital hires new 'best ideas' manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
Officium Capital has selected Souls Funds Management to manage its concentrated best ideas fund after the previous manager, MMC Asset Management was sold last month. John Nunan, chief executive at Officium Capital, said the fund didn't want to leave ...