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Pinnacle boutique launches $250m LIC offer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... change in how the market will operate for future listed vehicles. He argued that over time, it was likely you would see fewer LICs in the market, but the ones that would remain would be larger and better-capitalised. While the SEC IPO has a hard capacity ...

Praemium grows SMA options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... total number of model portfolios available in the Praemium SMA to 579. Praemium also added 27 new managed funds and 14 ETFs/LICs with the number of individual managed funds now at 301. Praemium head of distribution Martin Morris said the addition of ...

AFIC chief to depart, successor named

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... company's direction, policies and processes." Freeman currently oversees investment strategy for AFIC and its three other LICs - Djerriwarrh Investments, Mirrabooka Investments and AMCIL - which collectively represent $8 billion in funds under management. ...

Shaw and Partners leverages success to grow SMA menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... and international equity. They are a blend of direct asset SMAs managed by the firm, ETFs and external managers including LICs. Shaw and Partners said the integrated approach is designed to improve the risk/reward characteristics for investors. Further ...

Adviser, SMSF demand driving LIC growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... classes and a more diversified portfolio, according to a MinterEllison report. The Australian listed investment companies (LICs) or listed investment trusts sector rose by 12.3% in market capitalisation to $33.1 billion during FY17. The period saw 12 ...

Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... CommSec data shows SMSFs trade ETFs 34% more often than non-SMSFs and, though SMSFs represent just 30% of clients with ETFs and LICs, they hold over 50% of investments by value. SMSFs are also using them to diversify into international equities, now ...

Young Aussies driving sharemarket

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... selections demonstrate an increased understanding of key investment factors such as diversification with investments in ETFs and LICs, as well as high-yield, blue-chip domestic and international stocks. "A combination of factors is driving this strong ...

New super product for investment savvy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... shares; exchange-traded funds (ETFs); exchange-traded commodities; hybrid securities and bonds; listed investment companies (LICs); real estate investment trusts (REITs); managed funds registered by ASIC (including hedge funds and cash management trusts) ...

Perennial loses Century LIC mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... transaction costs. This buyback is now open, and the company is undertaking a $75 million capital raising; shareholders in WAM LICs have been given access to a $20 million priority allocation. Commenting on the news, WAM chair Geoff Wilson said: "The ...

SMSF investors trade during market volatility

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... quarter of trades by value for SMSFs compared to non-SMSFs at 35%. The use of exchange traded products including ETFs and LICs remained constant at around 2% of total CHESS holdings. "One pattern that is emerging is the move from ETFs to direct shares ...