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Adviser, SMSF demand driving LIC growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... super funds are helping drive the strong demand for listed investment vehicles offering wider asset classes and a more diversified portfolio, according to a MinterEllison report. The Australian listed investment companies (LICs) or listed investment ...

Mercer names new chief investment officer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... manager Kylie Willment will join Mercer from 25 October, overseeing the investment performance of Mercer's suite of diversified funds and asset class building blocks. She will work closely with Mercer's global wealth team, which currently overseas more ...

Latin America: the best-kept investment secret

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... Trump. After markets calmed down in the months after his election, it hasn't been a concern. Mexico, for example, has diversified its trade and now has extensive trade with Asia. Markets will react, but they calm down."

Grant Thornton bolsters dedication to retail clients via merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Diversified advisory and wealth management firm Grant Thornton Australia will merge with a Melbourne-based global retail consultancy in an effort to further build on its growth advisory capabilities. Joining forces with GNC Group Consulting, the move ...

Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... representing 60% of CHESS holdings of international asset ETFs and LICs. "SMSFs are often characterised as insufficiently diversified, having portfolios concentrated in cash and large cap domestic equities, but some SMSFs are more diversified than we ...

US shares dominating other asset classes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... and cash would have returned 6.4% per annum, or $65,127. Vanguard said it was important to view the performance of a diversified portfolio of assets in a 30-year context, because "in any given year, any asset class can finish on top. And last year's ...

Revenue boost pushes OneVue into profit

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... net profit after tax was driven by a 53% boost in revenues to $40.9 million. Revenue streams have also become more diversified, with 46% coming from fund services, 41% from the platform business and 13% from trustee services. So far, OneVue said the ...

Australian Unity appoints national role

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... will not only augment our product development capability it will ensure we continue to make the most of our existing diversified product offering to provide investment opportunities that deliver genuine value for clients." Prior to Australian Ethical ...

Westpac halts $14bn asset manager sale

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... been revalued since IPO which has increased NTA by 9c to $3.93 per unit. This demonstrates the REIT's high-quality, diversified property portfolio and the strength of its underlying tenant base." The REIT has also called for a meeting on September 15 ...

Blue Sky profits underscore alternatives opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... Standard, Shand said that Blue Sky "has carved out a unique position in the Australian market, in that we're the only diversified alternative asset manager." He added that opportunities for alternatives continue to grow in the Australian market, and ...