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Realindex outperforms as it passes five-year milestone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
The outperformance of Realindex's fundamental index funds during a period of protracted volatility is indicative of the strategy's advantages over traditional capitalisation-weighted index funds, according to the fund manager's chief executive Andrew ...

AMP names new division leadership teams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014

UBS launches Australian dividend ETF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
UBS Global Asset Management has launched the UBS IQ Research Preferred Australian Dividend Fund, to Australian investors. The new smart beta product, which trades under the ASX code DIV, aims to provide access to sustainable income via the distributions ...

ETF assets tipped to reach $13 billion in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... domestic ETF market proved popular in 2013, with funds under management rising by 52% to finish the year above the $10 billion mark. SSgA head of SPDR ETFs Amanda Skelly expects the low- cost index products to keep up the momentum this year and has identified ...

Wilson HTM CFO steps down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Wilson HTM Investment Group chief financial officer and company secretary Karen Penrose has stepped down. Don Mackenzie has been appointed company secretary with immediate effect, with Philippa Abbott continuing in as assistant company secretary. Todd ...

Zurich appoints national head of sales

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has appointed Andy Marshall head of Sales Strategies and Research, Life Risk. He will be responsible for developing, promoting and delivering Zurich's life insurance proposition in conjunction with distribution ...

PE firms struggling with data management

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Six out of 10 private equity firms are struggling with document management and disseminating data into market intelligence, according to global research conducted jointly by TABB Group and SunGard. The team behind the research surveyed 119 senior private ...

Actuaries Institute names 2014 president

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Daniel Smith has been named president of the Actuaries Institute for 2014 as the body announces a number of leadership changes for the New Year. Smith, who takes over from former president John Newman, will be joined by former Actuary of the Year Estelle ...

GPT Group bows out of CPA bidding war

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
GPT Group has conceded defeat to Dexus Property group and partner Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in the battle to buy the Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA). GPT Group, which owns 11.72% of CPA, said in an announcement on the Australian ...

ASIC publishes Medcraft travel details

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Documents released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) show that chairman Greg Medcraft spent more than 80 days overseas on business trips last year. The documents reveal that the majority of these visits include meetings ...