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Blue Sky funds downgraded after profit revisions

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
Two Blue Sky funds have been rated "unapproved" and "low investment grade" by SQM Research after the manager conceded it had fallen short of shareholder expectations. Blue Sky's Alternatives Access Fund was downgraded to 3.25 stars and recommended as ...

SMSF home bias drags returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
Self-managed super funds' home bias dragged returns for the sector in the 12 months to February, latest SuperGuard 360 research shows. According to the SG360 SMSF Reference Index, SMSFs generated a 5.5% return (before fees and tax) - well below the ...

Vanguard launches two active factor ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
Vanguard will list its first active exchange-traded funds for Australian investors on the ASX tomorrow. The first of the two new ETFs is Global Value Equity (ASX: VVLU), and invests in global equities with value characteristics. The second, the Global ...

Evans & Partners vet launches new boutique, appoints distribution head

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
The former head of international equities at Evans & Partners has launched a new boutique and appointed a head of distribution from J.P. Morgan, flagging further hires over the next 12 months. Stephen Arnold, who managed more than $1 billion at Evans ...

Flinders fund offers insto rates for retail investors on HUB24

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
Boutique fund manager Flinders Investment Partners is offering retail investors investment intellectual property (IP) from its Flinders Emerging Companies Fund at about 60% less than retail rates. The slashed retail rates, which are at par with institutional ...

CFSGAM model portfolios added to FirstWrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
Three separately managed accounts from Colonial First State Global Asset Management are now available exclusively on the FirstWrap platform. Users of FirstWrap can now access the CFSGAM Top 20 Index Portfolio, designed to achieve performance similar ...

MQA chief executive departs in management restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
The chief executive of Macquarie Atlas Roads (MQA) will resign as part of a finalised agreement to remove Macquarie as MQA's investment manager and rename the company. In November last year, MQA's board announced it would "pursue an internalisation ...

BetaShares corners market with super-cheap Aussie equities ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
BetaShares will roll out the world's lowest-cost Australian equities ETF, with management costs of 0.07%. The BetaShares Australia 200 ETF invests in the largest 200 companies listed on the ASX and will trade on the exchange under the ticker code A200. ...

Acorns mulls ASX listing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Acorns Investment Company is considering listing on the ASX. Soon to be the head company of the Acorns Australia/Instreet Investment Limited group, Acorns Investment Company is contemplating a public offer of fully paid ordinary shares and listing on ...

Incumbents can innovate or separate: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Financial services incumbents must lean on and learn from fintechs to carry industry innovation toward future consumer demands or risk being left behind. Speaking ahead of the AltFi Australasia Summit on 16 April, Credible founder and chief executive ...