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Small caps and corporate activity drive LIC performance

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
Small and mid-cap LICs continued their strong performance in the second half of 2016, with a growing pipeline of corporate activity shining a positive light on the sector moving into 2017. Independent Investment Research's (IIR) Listed Investment Company ...

WAM lodges ASIC prospectus for LIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... with a rare opportunity to the S&P/ASX 200 Index with an active, index and sector-unaware fund manager with expertise in LICs." Wilson added: "The company aims to provide shareholders with exposure to large-cap, undervalued companies in the S&P/ASX 200 ...

Extra features not always beneficial for super funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... can also include life cycle investment choices, term deposits, exchange traded funds (ETFs) or listed investment companies (LICs). Illustrating the extent of this, Rainmaker SelectingSuper's director research Alex Dunnin said 28% of workplace funds let ...

ING DIRECT adds to Living Super investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... is growing year on year, with more than 70% of retail superannuation investors saying they are interested in using ETFs, LICs and direct share trading options. "Investors are increasingly looking for control of their superannuation, which asset classes ...

ETFs hit $20bn in assets under management

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... the $2.6 trillion Australian managed funds market. The total value of the ASX Funds Segment -which includes ETPs, A-REITS, LICs and mFunds- now exceeds $233 billion.

HNW Planning ramps up high-touch advice with netwealth managed accounts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... Planning will use the netwealth Managed Account Models as component parts of its AFS-level Model Portfolios that also use LICs, ETFs and other investments already available through the main netwealth platform. Cumming said that besides the oft-quoted ...

UBS releases mFund basket

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... with fund managers, and broadens the suite of investment products already available through the ASX which includes equities, LICs and ETFs," said ASX head of customer and business development Ian Irvine. Macquarie Wealth Management head of wealth product ...

Lonsec launches investment solutions division

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... are available on, as well as exploring new portfolio solutions incorporating additional investment vehicles such as mFunds, LICs and ETFs. "Combining these product benefits with Lonsec's research and portfolio construction expertise, and making them ...

Forget LICs, the key to retail is in active ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Active managers targeting mum and dad investors have rushed to launch their funds as listed investment companies (LICs) on the ASX, but a growing number of professional investors think the key to retail is elsewhere. Lazard Asset Management managing ...

ASX builds fund supermarket

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... Christoe says. "In the fund aisles we're looking to attract new exchange-traded funds (ETFs), new listed investment companies (LICs), and we're building out the mFunds service." The ASX Funds Monthly Report for June shows that in the last two years LICs ...