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UBS launches MySuper designed funds

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... passively by investing largely in exchange traded funds (ETFs), both onshore and offshore, and other passive 'building blocks'. "The way we have structured our tactical beta-funds is specifically to meet the low cost, transparent simplicity test and ...

Vanguard launches bond ETF

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... developing our line-up of ETFs - we're going to continue to expand that line-up and we think it's critical to have building blocks in each of the asset classes, so this is now giving us an ETF in all the core asset classes, including the fixed income ...

Advisers need to work on social media presence

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... where clients and prospects go to have conversations that matter to the adviser," he said, before advocating a 'building blocks' approach to establishing a presence in suitable channels. Pannunzio quoted a Spectrum Group report from 2010, which revealed ...

Super funds signal intention to delve into overseas property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... Real Estate Investment, Russell Investments. Funds cited foreign tax drags and a lack of internal resources as stumbling blocks to overseas investments, while they have also been reluctant due to concerns about foreign exchange risk, memories of the ...

Wolf of Wall Street can't put a price on value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... Belfort claims to be the best salesman in the world. As a sixteen year old he made $25,000 in a single summer selling ice blocks, by 24 he was a millionaire and now, after a career that has seen him raise $1.5 billion in venture capital, he charges $50,000 ...

AustralianSuper new player in advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... of AustralianSuper. "This includes addressing the vexed question of fees and other issues that have presented stumbling blocks in the past. Thus far in the trial we have worked through a number of these issues and will continue to do so as the trial ...

Super funds turn to dark pools

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... Large superannuation funds are talking to bulk share-trading venue provider Liquidnet Australia to quietly deal in large blocks of equities, the broker said yesterday. At a press luncheon at Sydney's upmarket Rockpool restaurant, Liquidnet Australia ...

Van Eyk recruits BDM for advisor role

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... combines our best research ideas and provides advisors with great flexibility to create portfolios via the 11 building blocks of the sector funds and the three diversified funds," said James. James previously spent 18 months as an investment and platform ...

Liquidnet hits $2bn in Q1 trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Equities trading platform Liquidnet reports exchange of $2 billion in blocks of Australian equities in the first quarter of 2011, highlighting the increased appeal on 'dark pool' trading. During the three-month period Liquidnet traded $4.95 billion ...

Bank blocks pension gold

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Central bank De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) ordered Dutch pension fund SPVG to reduce its investment in gold from 13 per cent of its portfolio to three per cent or less. SPVG, the pension fund of glassworks company Vereenigde Glasfabrieken, has been given ...