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Platinum LIC reaps Asia rewards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
The Platinum Asia Investments listed investment company saw strong investment gains of 20.21% in the 12 months to June 30. The performance, measured in pre-tax net tangible assets growth, was nonetheless slightly lower than the return delivered by the ...

GSFM scores major alternatives partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
Grant Samuel Funds Management has entered into a strategic retail distribution partnership to offer new alternative investment products to Australian and New Zealand investors. Using Grant Samuel Funds Management's extensive retail distribution network ...

Sequoia raises curtains on two key acquisitions

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
After suspending trading last week, Sequoia Financial Group has acquired a major Australian broking firm and says it will complete another purchase originally flagged in June. Morrison Securities, part of the ASX Group since 1985 and formerly owned ...

Lack of expertise driving down competition: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
In its submission to the Productivity Commission, APRA called out a lack of expertise and systems capabilities as hindering competition in the Australian financial sector. Noting the high levels of concentration in many financial industry sectors, measured ...

Avenir appoints investment associate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
After launching a retail class of its flagship fund last week, boutique global equities manager Avenir Capital has appointed a new investment associate. Patricia Queipo de Llano Campomanes joins Avenir from Spanish asset manager Arcano, where she was ...

Setting the active record straight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
The overall performance of the active management industry is clouded by some well-known and widely-used benchmarks, according to Ariel Investments president Mellody Hobson. Speaking to Financial Standard at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Record turnout drives Managed Accounts Forum success

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... legal and compliance issues affecting both advisers and managed accounts operators. Rainmaker Group director of research Alex Dunnin kept the momentum going, presenting the latest research on 15 managed accounts platform providers that host 580 unique ...

Managed accounts demand dominates platform market

KARREN VERGARA  |  SUNDAY, 17 SEP 2017
... fundamentally change the role of financial advisers, latest Rainmaker research shows. Rainmaker Group director of research Alex Dunnin, who presented the findings at today's Financial Standard Managed Accounts Best Practice Forum, said managed discretionary ...

Technical Services Forum tackles super challenges

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
The September Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum addressed two key concerns around superannuation reform: death benefits and the cost of aged care. Speaking on the former, Colonial First State senior technical manager Yvonne Chu ...

AFIC chief to depart, successor named

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
The managing director and chief executive of Australia's oldest listed investment company, the Australian Foundation Investment Company, will step down from his role in December. Ross Barker has served as AFIC's chief executive since 2001; he took on ...