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Geared BetaShares ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... director Alex Vynokur said: "We created GEAR following extensive feedback from investors and their advisers that there was a gap in the market for a cost-effective geared fund that didn't expose clients to the risk of margin calls," said Vynokur. "It's ...

FEATURE: Risk at risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... group insurance market, the group model itself is under threat. Weatherhead articulated the problem in the following way: "The gap in price between a typical group insurance policy and a retail policy has narrowed, and some would say it's now zero. Retail ...

Super returns dip to 9.0 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... month returns of 9.3% and retail funds (ie corporate master trusts and retail MySuper products) achieved 7.9% for a segment gap that has bounced up again to 140 basis points. The researcher said the long-term segment gap, however, has contracted from ...

ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... banking assets) failed to maintain sufficient capital ratios under adverse conditions tested. Ten banks have already plugged the gap.A That leaves 14 banks to raise about 9.5 bln euros within the next nine months." Thanks zerohedge.com, owe you one. ...

ASIC demands last resort compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has demanded the introduction of a last resort compensation scheme that would provide compensation to victims of failed investments and bad financial advice "where all the other options have ...

OneVentures Innovation and Growth fund raises $60m

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... creation. "OneVentures is intent on supporting innovation beyond the start-up stage where there is a significant structural gap in the market caused by a lack of capital meaning value investing is still possible. "Capital raised by Fund II will be focused ...

AFA questions ASIC life report

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
AFA chief executive Brad Fox raised concerns over the methodology of Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) report on life insurance advice that was released last week. He told the media that there were questions over the methology ...

Kate McCallum wins AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... TAL, seeks to focus attention on financial advice as an excellent career pathway for women as well as to close the advice gap that exists between the willingness of Australian women to seek financial advice compared to that of men. "I've found the experience ...

Super returns lift to 11.1%

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... achieved 12 month returns of 11.3% and retail funds (ie corporate master trusts) achieved 10.3% for a 100 basis point segment gap. The long term segment gap is, however, closer to 200 basis points. The top five best performing Workplace super funds (by ...

BNP Paribas granted on-shore renminbi licence

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... institutional investors are structurally underweight in the world's second largest economy and are now looking to fill this gap with the new investment opportunities that are being offered. The company's Asia Pacific chief executive Vincent Camerlynck ...