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FSC report backs case for Asia Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) cross-border flows report shows that Asia accounts for 66% of all funds flowing into Australia. FSC chief executive John Brogden said that the figures highlight the necessity to "create a regime that is familiar ...

Blue Sky targets mandate wins with $19m capital raise

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... Investments has raised nearly $19 million in the first stage of a capital raising program. Blue Sky said it will use the funds to provide additional capital for ongoing co-investment in its managed funds and to demonstrate balance sheet scale to "enhance ...

International shares pose barriers to entry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... Index. The report also revealed that the majority of retail investors are also missing out on the benefits of exchange traded funds (ETFs). Close to two thirds of those surveyed (65.8) had not heard of any of the listed ETF providers in Australia. CoreData ...

Industry and retail fund mergers on the cards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
As the pressure on superannuation funds to merge increases, large industry funds may start looking to retail funds for merger opportunities, according to DST Global Solutions head of business development Rhys Octigan. Octigan said that technological ...

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
Superannuation funds offering 'green' or 'sustainable' investment options may be misleading their members, with big polluters often topping the holdings lists. The top holding in AustralianSuper's Australian sustainable fund (managed by Perpetual) is ...

Legg Mason appeals to retail after lowering minimum investment

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... (Legg Mason) is targeting the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) market and has reduced the minimum investment for five funds. The minimum initial investment amount is now $30,000 for the Australian Real Income, Australian Equity Income, Australian ...

Orion Asset Management scraps insto business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013

RFM tangled up on wine, chicken and almond saga

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
Rural Funds Management (RFM) plans to marry wine, chicken and almond investments into an ASX-listed fund have stumbled into yet another obstacle after the company itself admitted to issuing false statements. "It has been brought to our attention by ...

Kinetic Super appoints director to replace Fisher

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... years. Fox will join the board as an employer representative. She has extensive board experience, including Adelaide Managed Funds Ltd, APA Ethane Limited and HCF Life Insurance. Kinetic Super chief executive Megan Bolton said: "Ms Fox brings remarkable ...

Rice Warner warns of massive TPD underinsurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... expressed concerns that, thanks to rising group insurance premiums resulting from negative claims experience through super funds, many people may decide that life and TPD insurance is too expensive.