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Aust(Q) merger with AustralianSuper 'in members' interest'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The small Queensland-based industry super fund AUST(Q) Super has announced an 'in principle' merger with industry giant AustralianSuper, set to take place later this year following due diligence processes. AUST(Q) Super chair Bob Henricks said the merger ...

Credit Suisse awarded best UHNW service provider

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Credit Suisse has been awarded the award for best institution for its ultra high net worth (UHNW) service offering at the Australian Private Banking and Wealth Awards. Over the last 12 months, Credit Suisse has increased the number of relationship managers ...

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Australian investors are moving away from sovereign debt and showing a preference for infrastructure and direct property, the annual Principal Global Investors (PGI) CREATE Report found. The ageing population and a global move by governments and corporates ...

No need to fear 1994-style crash

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The US Federal Reserve will get their policy action right, and there is no need to fear a 1994-style crash in bonds, according to Fidelity Worldwide Investment head of quantitative research David Buckle. Global bonds and equity markets have shown signs ...

SPAA CEO appointed to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Andrea Slattery as managing director on the association's board. "Andrea has been a magnificent contributor to SPAA as a founder and CEO, and the board now firmly believes the time ...

Tyndall mulls World Equities retail launch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
Tyndall AM is considering making its top-performing World Equities multi-manager fund available to Australian retail investors after a successful retail launch in New Zealand. Tyndall head of the Multi-Manager Ken Ostergaard said that a regulatory overhaul ...

AQUA II poses a challenge to wraps

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The launch of the ASX Managed Funds Service (AMFS) - informally known as AQUA II - may be on the horizon following the release of a consultation paper by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Widely seen as an alternative to big ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite gains on Wall Street at the end of last week. At 0845 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 26 points at 4,759. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of ...

Who will fill the SMSF education gap?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The expansion of the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) market is posing new challenges in the education of financial advisers, according to Liz Ward, education manager at the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA). Ward said more and ...

Magellan eyes sophisticated investors with new fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
Magellan Asset Management is targeting small family offices, high net worth investors and self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) with the launch of a high conviction fund. The new fund will be launched on June 30 and it will be a concentrated fund ...