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mFund doubles size in 6 months

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
The ASX's mFund platform doubled its funds under management in the last six months and has just added a fixed income high yield fund. Bentham Asset Management High Yield Fund is the latest addition to mFund Settlement Service. The platform has now 95 ...

Joining AIIB unlocks billions of infra investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
Industry superannuation funds may deploy up to $15 billion additional capital over the next five years after Australia joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Industry Super Australia (ISA) chair, Peter Collins, said activities of the ...

AustralianSuper, Brookfield in second US deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Plans to have about 10% of AustralianSuper's fund assets allocated to property were bolstered by a second joint partnership with Brookfield Property Partners recently. The most recent partnership saw Brookfield sell AustralianSuper a 49% stake in eight ...

Australia lagging in Asia-Pacific financial relationships

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
Although the Asia-Pacific region represents about two-thirds of Australia's global trading relationships, the region accounts for less than one-third of Australia's financial relationships. This is one of the findings in a Finsia-sponsored report by ...

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
On the back of its recent partnership, Sunsuper and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have secured PortfolioConstruction Forum chief finology officer, Dr David Lazenby, to address the AFA National Roadshow in July. The US-based psychologist ...

Westpac adviser sets up private wealth firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
A Westpac financial adviser has left the group to start his own private wealth firm, licensed under Securitor. David Simon has set up Integral Private Wealth, which will provide wealth management services under BT Financial Group-owned Securitor. Simon ...

Australia a priority for HSBC despite job cuts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
HSBC said Australia is a priority market, but has not confirmed if the decision to cut 25,000 jobs globally will affect the business down under. The group confirmed that it wants to reduce its risk weighted assets by 25%. To achieve that, it will sell ...

Vale Phil Spathis

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... membership and staff of ACSI have paid tribute to his contribution to the superannuation sector. "Phil had a unique ability to connect with people from a wide range of backgrounds and to unite them behind a common cause. Phil's quiet persistence and ...

Sunsuper and AFA partner for advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
The latest partnership aiming to promote a sound culture in financial services was announced on Friday between Sunsuper and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). The silver partnership is soon to launch a new initiative "that will help broaden ...

Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... announcing the launch of Apple Music, a new subscription service allowing users to stream songs, listen to playlists and connect with performers. EBay fell 3.8 per cent on concerns about the impact of splitting off its PayPal unit. The company slashed ...