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PROFILE: Head of Australian operations at Western Asset Management Anthony Kirkham

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... Western Asset Management, found his calling at a young age. Alice Uribe finds out how he steers a ship that quadrupled its funds under management to $20 billion despite challenging times. Anthony Kirkham, the head of Australian operations at Western ...

Gen Ys most keen on intra-fund advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... to use intra-fund advice in the future. "Given the sizeable latent demand for intra-fund advice, it's critical that super funds focus on communicating their advice offer to members and using this as a tool to start the conversation with younger members ...

SMSFs stung by $1M property Ponzi scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... Investments Commission (ASIC) found that Patrick often formed companies to purchase properties for development. To obtain funds for the property development projects he allegedly persuaded investors to refinance their homes and SMSFs. Patrick is also ...

The 60-year-old investing idea that keeps on giving

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... Lonsec rating of 'recommended', 4-Stars Superior from SQM Research and 'Strong' from Australia Ratings. "Unlike some other funds in the sector, it has always been able to pay eligible redemptions," said Dugald Higgins, analyst at Zenith. More importantly ...

Are super funds the new shadow banks?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Superannuation funds are increasingly behaving like shadow banks and should be regulated as such, an economist and pension expert from the UK has warned. Dr Bernard Casey of Warwick University said stricter global capital requirements are seeing new ...

Governments are 'out of money': Hockey

AAP, PETER TRUTE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey says governments are out of money and can only fund vital infrastructure with funds from the private sector. Hockey told the B20 summit of business leaders in Sydney that infrastructure is a key part of meeting a two per cent increase ...

FEATURE: The metamorphosis of custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... overcrowded market, with a large number of custodians competing fiercely for the business of a finite number of superannuation funds and fund managers. This intense competition has led to downwards pressure on fees, resulting in some custodians offering ...

Large strides made towards automated advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... research and client information to automatically compare the adviser's approved product list with changes in the valuation of funds. Advisers then would receive alerts when the fund rates change and stop matching their client's risk profile. "It is about ...

UK annuities policy dubbed 'political schizophrenia'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... annuitisation in Australia. Speaking at an event on infrastructure investment hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) in Sydney, National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) chief executive Joanne Segars said the decision ...

Giant NSW fund names investment team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... State Super's Mark O'Brien has been appointed the general manager of investments of three amalgamated New South Wales state funds. The amalgamation of Safety, Return to Work and Support Division (SRWSD), SAS Trustee Corporation (STC) and NSW Treasury ...