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VFMC appoints new chairman

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... VFMC. In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal for services to public administration. VFMC is responsible for the investment of over $50 billion for Victorian public sector clients including the Emergency Services Superannuation Scheme, WorkSafe Victoria ...

ETF investor numbers growing rapidly

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Findings of a recent BetaShares and Investment Trends exchange traded funds report showed the number of investors in ETFs surged by 46% in the past year. The report, which quizzed 10,530 investors and 768 advisers on their experiences and usage of ETFs ...

Vantage launches SMSF-ready private equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... mid-market buyout space - where companies typically have an enterprise value between $50 million and $500 million at initial investment. The new fund offers a tax efficient structure and is targeting returns of 20% per annum across a six to eight year ...

Future Generation fund makes $618k for charities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
Future Generation Investment (FGX) will be able to donate $618,000 to charities after six months trading on the Australian Securities Exchange. The philanthropic fund gives investors exposure to 15 funds managed by 14 of Australia's top fund managers ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... development in the last 12 months is that a number of (predominantly industry) super funds have moved to offer SMSF-style investment options for their numbers in a bid to stem the leakage to the self-managed sector. Early indications, however, show that ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... of investing has it in for active managers. The rise of "smart beta" has blurred the line between active and passive investment strategies, offering investors low-cost, rules-based index solutions that allow them to steer clear of some of the risk inherent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... for September quarter and the HIA's new home sales data for September is also due out. In equities news, NAB and BT Investment Management are expected to post full year results, while Wesfarmers is expected to release first quarter sales results and ...

PROFILE: Folkestone MD Greg Paramor

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... real estate company. Growth Equities Mutual (GEM) was founded in 1981 and, as it turns out, the timing of that first investment was pretty good. "It was a rather opportunistic venture," Paramor says. "We launched it at the start of an unbundling process ...

Passive FUM reaches all-time high

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... allocated to index strategies grew 28% in the 12 months to end of March 2014, taking the total proportion of the funds management market it represents to a record high of 19%, new data from Rainmaker Information reveals. The rise is the fastest 12 month ...

Global body calls for Asia Funds Passport rethink

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
The Asia Funds Passport initiative has received public support from ICI Global but the global investment industry body said the model needed to be rethought to improve its chances of long-term success. ICI Global, the international arm of US body the ...