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Empirics launches social analytics tool for super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... MarketSuite Social, software that analyses social content to provide insights about member behaviour for superannuation funds. MarketSuite's insights are based on a "warehouse" of "digital media mentions", which Empirics's statement listed as being "blogs ...

Lazard lowers minimum investments on four funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
The minimum investment in four Lazard Asset Management funds has dropped by $80,000 in a bid to attract self-managed super fund investors. Lazard's Australian Equity Fund; Select Australian Equity Fund; Australian Diversified Income Fund; and Global ...

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... an SIV, applicants will have to place at least $500,000 in eligible Australian venture capital or growth private equity funds that invest in start-up and small private companies. This is likely to increase to $1 million for new applications within two ...

Club Super partners CommInsure

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... financial wellbeing of our members who will be the ultimate beneficiaries of this partnership." CommInsure head of industry funds Robert Nunez added: "We look forward to working with Club Super. Our aim is to ensure Club Super members have an outstanding ...

Low-cost super awash with inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... low-fee retail products over the last 12 months. Particularly so at BT Super for Life and ANZ Smart Choice with both recording funds under management growth of more than $1.5 billion in the 12 months to December 2014. Data from Rainmaker Information ...

Western unconstrained strategy wins first mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... someone else that can make that macro call and manage it against the type of credit risk that's also allowed within these funds," Kirkham said. Dale said that Western's choice to focus on volatility targets, instead of return objectives, also appeals ...

Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... 420 chief executive officers, chief investment officers, portfolio managers and directors at private and public pension funds, endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds in America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

ASIC seeks more bans in SMSF advice crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... were made against Royale Capital and ActiveSuper in July 2012, preventing them from accessing their existing SMSF clients' funds; offering shares without disclosure; accessing funds held in US bank accounts; and dealing with any real estate purchased ...

HSBC pitches low vol strategy to instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... head of global equities Angus Parker said. HSBC's Global Low Vol strategy sits within the manager's smart beta range of funds and aims to build a portfolio that avoids volatility and holds assets for the long term. The managers use a bottom up process ...

King to relaunch Sovereign after Mercer restructure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... time, their alternatives asset consulting clients included Sunsuper, Vision Super, Westpac Staff Super and Perpetual, with funds under advice estimated at around $5 billion. King said that he also intends to look for a board position. "But it's still ...