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Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... investors hold the global equity portfolio in its entirety; most still carry a heavy home bias." On top of that, "passive money" is generally allocated to "vehicles that track segments of the global opportunity set rather than the whole." He noted that ...

Hostplus tripling venture capital exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... funds will position Australia to develop technology with its benefits remaining locally. "Hostplus has already invested some money in innovation and technology and it is our intention to invest more money in the years ahead. If Australia makes the right ...

ATO resource targets illegal pension schemes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... being targeted are those approaching retirement. This can mean anyone aged 50 or over, looking to put significant amounts of money into retirement, particularly self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees, self-funded retirees, small business owners, company ...

Infocus launches free robo-advice solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... help users meet their financial goals. earnie.com.au really is about simple, smart investing, allowing users to set their money free. Best of all, earnie.com.au doesn't cost a thing!" Bristow made clear that the launch of earnie.com.au was not about ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... Acorns AU AMP Banking Group - My AMP mobile app Australian Securities and Investments Commission - TrackMyGOALS (ASIC's MONEY SMART) BT Financial Group - BT Panorama mobile app HOSTPLUS Super - MORE from HOSTPLUS IRESS - IRESS XPLAN Rubik Financial - ...

Trust in financial advice falling

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... advice is 'only for the wealthy', in 2012, 17% of respondents agreed that financial advice was only for those with 'a lot of money', but by 2015, this figure had nearly doubled to 28%. The research also revealed that the number of Australians making ...

Divestment integral for better returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... to the structural decline of coal and rule it out of their portfolios altogether. Or they can continue to lose members' money on the few remaining listed coal companies simply because they're in an index." Whitehaven Coal remains the last pure play coal ...

AXA IM sees inflows double

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) saw record net new money inflows in 2015, with strong demand coming from Australia and the wider Asia Pacific region. AXA IM pulled in €42 billion ($62 billion) globally in the 12 months to 31 December 2015, a 120% ...

QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... won't need to apply for the Transfer Bonus, we'll work out the amount automatically and the bonus will be included in the money we move across to their income account." Pennisi said with the number of Australians aged 65 and over expected to double by ...

Mandate tide turns towards global equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... Institutional investors are moving fast to protect their portfolios from the risks facing the Australian market. Over a third of the money poured into new mandates last year was in international equities, twice the amount of new funds invested in Australian ...