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Bank ads confusing: research

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
Most Australians find bank advertisements confusing or misleading with very few people understanding the financial content, new research by People's Choice Credit Union reveals. The survey of 1520 people conducted by the Ehrenberg-Bass Marketing Institute ...

AFA launches 2014 mentoring program

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has launched its 2014/15 mentoring program, an annual initiative aimed at promoting professional standards and giving advice to young advisers. AFA GenXt National chair Fraser Jack said the mentoring program ...

Crime pays: Why new European GDP rules are causing a stir

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
Drugs, prostitution, arms dealing, people trafficking and contraband are usually the scourge of politicians. But new European Union (EU) rules mean these illicit industries could provide European politicians with the wiggle room they need to increase ...

Group risk premiums on the up: Rice Warner

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
Australia's group life segment has begun increasing premium levels, Recent Rice Warner analysis shows. The research and consulting business for the superannuation industry compared the average premiums for death and TPD cover for the 10 largest industry ...

Blue Sky raises $60.4 million for first listed alternatives fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has raised $60.4 million in the initial public offering of shares in its Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited (Alternatives Fund). The new Listed Investment Company (LIC), set to debut on the Australian Securities ...

AMP targets Asian investors with new UCITS funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
AMP Capital has made UCITS versions of its Global Listed Infrastructure Fund and Global Real Estate Securities Fund available to institutional investors in Asia. AMP launched its new Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS platform in April 2014 with US$156 million ...

Australia among the big guns in millionaire stakes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
Australia is home to around 195,000 millionaire households, putting the country 14th in the global league tables, just ahead of India. The figure comes from the latest private wealth survey from management consultant, the Boston Consulting Group. Leading ...

SSgA ETF head leaves following appointment of new boss

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) Asia Pacific head of ETFs Frank Henze has stood down after more than three and a half years with the company. Henze's resignation follows a reshuffle of SSgA's Asia Pacific intermediary business group which saw James ...

Russell reshuffles implementation business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Russell Investments has appointed John Venardos to head its implementation services business in the Australasian region. Beginning in his new role in Sydney on 18 June, Venardos replaces Daniel Birch, who will shift across to join Russell's Australian ...

UBS launches farmland investment service

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
UBS Global Asset Management has established an Australia and New Zealand farmland investment advisory service to meet the growing institutional demand for assets, particularly from Asia. The new capability will offer direct farmland ownership and exposure ...