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ANU fund adopts ethical investment guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
The $1 billion on-balance sheet Australian National University investment fund has announced it is modifying its investment guidelines to ensure investments it holds in the future will "minimise social injury". However, ANU chancellor and former minister ...

Chambers enters into administration, loses AFSL

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
Chambers Investment Planners entered into voluntary administration and had its Australian financial services licence (AFSL) cancelled by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC also cancelled the Australian credit licence of ...

Wealth Within targets SMSFs with new platform

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
Financial services firm Wealth Within has inked deals with a number of big-name dealer groups and is looking to target accountants as it goes to market with its first platform offering. Wealth Within executive director Lea Zerbes said that a number ...

ASMA dismisses SMSF property bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
The Australian SMSF Members' Association (ASMA) has dismissed recent speculation that DIY investors are overheating the property market as 'a beat-up' and called on SMSF investors to invest even more in the sector. Last week the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

van Eyk completes rebrand following NZ acquisitions

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
Research and investment house van Eyk Research has completed its rebrand of Perpetual Asset Management and Perpetual Portfolio Management following its purchase of the two New Zealand businesses earlier this year. Perpetual Portfolio Management Limited ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Senate inquiry and see what some industry pundits think of the regulator. We also investigate how baby boomers may be able to make their ...

Funds market climbs 12.7% to $1.6tr

STAFF WRITERS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
Australia's locally sourced funds management market climbed 12.7% during 2012-13 to reach an all-time record high of $1.614 trillion. Driving the growth was the 24% ASX return, the 33% return from international equities and an estimated $139 billion ...

ASIC finds hedge funds pose no systemic risk

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Australian hedge funds do not currently pose a systemic risk to the Australian financial system, a new ASIC report has found. The regulator also found that qualifying hedge funds in the survey also use low leverage and appear to have adequate liquidity ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at how hedge funds are reacting to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) proposed new portfolio holdings disclosure requirements We also take a closer look at reporting season ...

EQT takes the hit on the battle for Trust

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) has taken a hit during its acquisition battle for The Trust Company, while other contender, Perpetual, has reported strong results.. EQT's full year results reveal that the costs of the proposal for the acquisition of The Trust ...