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DomaCom appoints state manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... Investment Fund in the southern regions. Benson has more than 30 years' experience in financial services spanning superannuation, funds management, financial planning and wealth management. He is currently conduct review commissioner with the FPA and ...

Consumers need super default safety net: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... for deregulation to increase competition, Industry Super Australia (ISA) said. The body representing some industry super funds argued that efforts to deploy competitive market forces in superannuation "have led to perverse outcomes." "Workers whose superannuation ...

Future Fund smashes its performance target in 2014

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
The Future Fund significantly outperformed super funds in 2014 thanks to its heavier weighting to US dollar investments and alternative assets. According to the Future Fund's latest portfolio update, the Australian de facto sovereign wealth fund earned ...

Centuria creates key roles to support growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... and dealer groups. Centuria has also appointed Brad Watson as head of distribution and investor relations for its property funds division. Watson will be responsible for equity raising through Centuria's retail channels across both the unlisted and listed ...

90 West Global Natural Resources awarded two ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... distribution support and Whitten's strong reputation within the market. Lonsec is also pleased with the steady inflow of funds into the strategy over the last year despite what has been a tough year for 'natural resources' strategies," the Lonsec research ...

Pershing upgrades to Broadridge processing solution

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... forthcoming market and regulatory changes. It will process a full range of asset classes, including equities, options and managed funds, covering the full post-trade lifecycle -from trade capture and confirmation to settlement and accounting. The solution ...

AMP Capital trims global infrastructure equity team

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... infrastructure equity fund manager Michael Cummings has been promoted to lead the team as head of Australia and New Zealand funds. "Our priority now is to more closely align our global infrastructure offering and expertise in asset management and sector ...

Divestment more political than financial: PWC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... "Unless the size of the divestment is substantial, it may not impact the share price of the company or its ability to raise funds in the future. The main impact of these types of strategies to date has been political rather than financial," they wrote. ...

FEATURE: Understanding mFund

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... Offering instant diversification, professional management and exposure to assets not easily reached by individuals, managed funds represent a one-stop shop that's suitable for every type of investor. But despite these obvious benefits, the penetration ...

Retail funds still unable to match industry fund popularity

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
Industry superannuation funds remain unbeaten when it comes to member satisfaction with their financial performance, a Roy Morgan survey confirms. Industry funds have been ahead of retail funds every month since the Roy Morgan Single Source survey began ...