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BetaShares funds now available on AMP platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
Four BetaShares funds have been added to AMP's North, Summit and iAccess super and investment platforms. The Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser Fund, FTSE RAFI Australia 200 ETF, S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Fund and Australian High Interest Cash ETF are now ...

Demography must drive reform

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
A clear Australian agenda for change which requires difficult reform over the next decade is emerging. Demography is a very significant challenge alongside the inefficient federation and Australia's national competitiveness. It is an issue which reaches ...

Say when

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
Yes. No. Maybe. I don't know. This is dear Aunt Janet's answer to the "lift-off" question that everyone has been waiting for - and speculating on -- since the Fed completed its QE taper back in October last year. There was plenty of information in the ...

Nikko launches absolute return fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
Nikko Asset Management has launched an absolute return fund with exposure to Asian equities and bonds aimed at institutional investors. The fund is managed by Singapore-based manager Robert Mann who has approximately 30 years of experience in the securities ...

Divestment more political than financial: PWC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
The main impact of institutional investor divestment has been political not financial, said PWC in an asset consulting newsletter released yesterday. "Unless the size of the divestment is substantial, it may not impact the share price of the company ...

ASIC report highlights insufficient penalties

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
Monetary penalties for large organisations reached record levels in 2014, but are still insufficient, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) latest enforcement report. ASIC quotes the record $1.2 million civil penalty ...

Centuria partners with Mason Stevens to deliver credit bond

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
Centuria Life has partnered with Mason Stevens to add a bespoke credit bond to its Tax Astute product suite. The underlying asset in the credit bond is the Mason Stevens Credit Fund, which is an actively-managed fixed income fund comprised of government ...

Australian Unity acquires two $80 million mortgage funds

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2014
Australian Unity Real Estate Investment (AUREI) has A acquired Owenlaw Trust Limited, the manager of the $60 million Owenlaw First Mortgage Income Fund and the $20 million Owenlaw Mortgage Trust. The Owenlaw First Mortgage Income Fund is a 'contributory ...

The Grinch is stealing Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... tumble to decade-low..." To be sure, at a reading of 14.21, the "fear gauge" - the VIX index - is not even half the 31.06 max it reached back in mid-October, its 20.2% jump overnight reflects the sudden attack of the jitters in financial markets. Oil's ...

SMSF court case highlights penalty uncertainties

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
The Federal Court's ruling on a case involving two self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees who used their fund for personal matters has highlighted the uncertainty around penalties. The fund, totaling more than $260k, was used to purchase residential ...