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CML launches $25m corporate bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... services company CML group has launched a $25 million unrated bond issue targeting private investors, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and advisers. The corporate bond issue is arranged by FIIG Securities and has a minimum initial investment of $50,000. ...

CBA shares down on flat profit

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... household deposits rose by more than 10 per cent during the quarter, while CBA's wealth management business increased its funds under administration by seven per cent. The bank said its credit quality remained sound, with arrears in its retail, home ...

Mercer launches retirement income strategy test

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
Global consultancy firm Mercer recently launched a framework for super funds that reportedly tests and determines what the best retirement income strategies and products are. Titled 'Retirement Income: A framework for a complex problem', the document ...

Goldman Sachs bond fund recommended by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... first review. The unconstrained bond fund has the flexibility to take a more dynamic approach than traditional fixed income funds by allowing meaningful changes in interest rate and credit spread exposures across the market cycle. The Fund is also relatively ...

Gearing for SMSFs won't be significant: Colley

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
A potential property gearing announcement in the federal budget for self-managed super funds is unlikely to impact funds as much as people expect, according to the SMSF Association's Graeme Colley. The association technical director told a recent event ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... Board Annual Meeting in Columbus, IN, on 4 May: "In my view, it likely will not be appropriate to begin raising the federal funds rate until sometime in early 2016. Economic activity appears to be on a solid, sustainable growth path, which, on its own ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... cent, at 27,755.54 on Tuesday, tracking China stocks, which fell sharply as the upcoming new issues raised the prospect of funds being diverted from existing equities. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index plunged 4.06 per cent, or 181.75 points, to ...

Insurance drives ANZ wealth performance

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... business benefited from growth in in-force premiums, stable claims and improved lapse experience, the company reported. The funds management division also saw 11% growth driven by strong investment market performance. ANZ's wealth business now serves ...

Fulcrum launches multi-asset inflation plus fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... inception and now runs more than $1.3 billion (as of 31 March 2015). The fund is distributed in the local market by Ambassador Funds Management Services and has also been available to investors via the Australian and New Zealand wholesale market since ...

SMSF trustees warned SuperStream deadline looms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The deadline for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to be compliant with the SuperStream data standards is fast approaching, and trustees who have not done so need to prepare now, the SMSF Association has warned. SMSF Association chief executive and managing ...