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Brightstone to provide model portfolios with NetActuary

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... will create "analytical tools and strategies" delivered through financial advisers, dealer groups, accountants and super funds. According to Brightstone managing director Robert Talevski, the superannuation industry needs a greater focus on retirees' ...

Rebalancing almost leads to accidental takeover bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... rebalancing of a number of indices maintained by third party index providers which required various BlackRock index tracking funds to increase their holdings in the Company in order to realign their portfolios to the revised indices," the ASX statement ...

JPM navigates super funds towards maritime income strategy

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
J. P. Morgan is looking to bring investments in global shipping to Australian superannuation funds. According to the global asset manager, yield-oriented maritime asset investments offer a combination of benefits: attractive total return potential ...

Industry bodies respond to Hockey's tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
The Financial Services Council, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees have responded to some of the questions raised in Treasurer Joe Hockey's Tax Discussion Paper. FSC chief executive Sally ...

2015: a lift year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Pencil it in, carve it on concrete... 2015 will be the year that the US Federal Reserve lifts its federal funds rate target for the first time since bringing it down to 0-0.25% -- and nailing it there -- a long, long time ago (16 December 2008). Only ...

Moneytech launches $25m corporate bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
Moneytech Finance launched a $25 million unrated bond issue available to private investors, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and financial planners. The seven year, subordinated floating rate notes have a minimum initial investment of $50,000 at issue ...

Competition for annuities likely to remain low

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... players on the retail (bank) platforms, given they are large competitors in the life space," the report said. "While industry funds are a more logical partnership for the life insurers, the relationship is currently strained as a result of prior year ...

From the mouths of Feds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... Germanwings and Saudi Arabia/Iran/Yemen, et farting cetera. But at the end of the day, it's the Fed and what it does to the fed funds rate that'll be the ultimate game changer. For sure and for certain, the Fed told us (just a week ago) to watch the ...

Bloomberg launches financial data management tool

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... are receiving, all in one place," he added. Bloomberg PolarLake deals with a number of companies, including superannuation funds and insurers to develop tailored data management solutions that can be managed on-site as 'data as a software' or managed ...

CFA appoints Australia head of advocacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
CFA Societies Australia and New Zealand has appointed a head of advocacy to advocate for funds management professionals and financial market integrity. Sue Morey was most recently an executive consultant for the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Board ...