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ASIC calls out weak conflict policy in vertical business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
ASIC has called out conflict management policy in vertically-integrated funds management businesses as often being solely designed to conform to regulatory requirements. In its 'Culture, conduct and conflicts of interest in vertically integrated businesses ...

PIMCO receives Zenith upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... "Recommended" from Zenith. In its product assessment Zenith said it holds the PIMCO investment team in "high regard" and that the funds are well-managed recognising that "PIMCO is well-positioned to expand on the Funds' strong track record of outperformance." ...

IMF Bentham announces $30m bond issue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... investigation, funding and management of litigation claims. IMF Bentham chief executive Andrew Saker said the company would use the funds raised to invest in funding future litigation including class actions, liquidations and general litigation. IMF ...

Martin Currie cautious on dividend growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... capital expenditure year-on-year to shore up cash flows primarily for dividend growth are not good candidates for income funds, according to one Australian equity house. At a Martin Currie Australia briefing in Sydney yesterday, head of Australian equity ...

Platforms rise by $51.4bn in 2015

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... years. Corresponding outflows in 2015 were down 12.7% from $126.3bn to $110.3bn. All major companies reported growth in their funds under management led by Macquarie (38.9%), Commonwealth/Colonial (7.1%), AMP (6.9%) and BT (6.8%). Macquarie's large jump ...

J.P. Morgan wins in $5bn NZ custody review

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... Annuitas for custody over the roughly $5 billion in assets in New Zealand's National Provident and Government Superannuation Funds. Annuitas was established in 2001 as a joint venture between the two funds and provides administration services for both. ...

Kaplan and SMSFA launch postgrad qualification

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
Kaplan Professional has launched a postgraduate qualification in self-managed superannuation funds which it has called the first of its kind in Australia. The financial services training and education provider has expanded its qualification offering ...

ASIC consults on robo regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... products or where "conduct consists only of providing a recommendation or statement of opinion about the allocation of the funds among... general asset types" without, once again, advertising product. ASIC also provided additional guidance about the ...

July 1 will end the "amateur" SMSF era

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
New entry and licensing requirements for SMSF auditors and accountants from July 1 will likely result in many funds being wound up, according to industry consultant John Wiseman. Wiseman noted that, as at December 2015, SMSFs represented 30% of the ...

Blue Sky and Goldman Sachs partner for student accommodation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... consisting of approximately 600 staff managing almost 25,000 student beds across the UK. Entities owned by Goldman Sachs and funds managed by Blue Sky will each own 50% of future projects developed under the Australian joint venture.