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Funds explore hidden benefits of APRA reporting standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... your members in a single spot." He said this will give funds a great opportunity to data mine, better understand risk profile, do scenario modelling, and generally monitor investments in much greater detail. "Increasingly the funds we're talking to want ...

NZ Super to put $126m in retirement village

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... finance, Stewart Brooks said the retirement village industry fitted the fund's long-term investing horizon and growth profile. "We believe Metlifecare offers value at $3.53 per share, and look forward to engaging with the company to encourage and facilitate ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... deal with the FPA means, review how the AFA conference went, assess Senator Sinodinos' first major industry speech and profile star fund manager David Paradice. We also have experts describing what's involved with the Asia funds passport, how to differentiate ...

Pre-retirees won't meet goals without equities

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... Investors must take risk but make use of insurance to mitigate that risk. Insurance options can help to smooth the return profile, protecting against losses on the downside. This is a great alternative to pure equity investing," he said. Investors Mutual ...

Insurers now in full recovery mode

STAFF WRITERS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
Nearly two years after the devastating series of natural disasters that saw floods, bushfires, earthquakes and tsunamis scar the Asia-Pacific region, the insurance and reinsurance industry is close to recovery. With the great majority of short-tail ...

Chifley Super to merge with Sunsuper

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... merger with a small NSW-based fund would not have been possible without the investment the fund has made in raising its profile and targeting new members. "We're very pleased with the result and Chifley Super's members have been very positive. It's added ...

AVCAL appoints ICAA exec as CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... to take on this role. I know that I inherit an organisation that in recent years has made great strides in boosting the profile of private equity and securing vital government support for the venture capital industry," El-Ansary said.

Midwinter adapts planner software to client profile

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
Midwinter has updated its AdviceOS software to enable clients to access a customised portal with different content, calculators, themes and graphics. The software provider presented the updates to its cloud-based software at a roadshow in Sydney. AdviceOS ...

New AllianceBernstein fund offers solution for Fed tapering

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
AllianceBernstein is preparing to launch a global fixed income fund with an absolute return objective to the Australian retail market. With the end of the US Federal Reserve's US$85 billion a month quantitative easing policy looming on the horizon ...

FSC anticipates different role for Senator Cormann

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... There has been widespread speculation that Cormann's success in opposition would see him inherit a broader or more high profile portfolio in government, which Codina said would be a disappointment to the FSC and the industry as a whole. FSC chief executive ...