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BetaShares launches new ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... announced it will launch a new ETF to give investors access to companies in one of the fastest growing economies in the world via the ASX. The BetaShares India Quality ETF will invest directly in a diversified portfolio of high quality Indian companies. ...

Tobacco company launches life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... to alternatives. Philip Morris International, the manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes, will launch life insurance products via its UK subsidiary reviti. Reviti's London-based chief executive Daniel Pender said premiums will get cheaper as customers improve ...

ANZ changes advice model, cuts Prime Access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
The big four bank announced it will change the way it provides ongoing financial advice to customers via ANZ Financial Planning. As of today, the Prime Access financial advice service will no longer be offered to new customers and will be phased out ...

Beware: Zombie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
Almost 200 exchange traded funds now trade in Australia, but not all have tickled investor appetite, with several plodding along like zombies, Rainmaker research shows. Opening Financial Standard 's annual Best Practice Forum on ETFs in Melbourne this ...

Chief economist update: Japan becomes collateral damage in US-China trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... but not only is Japan caught in the crossfire of the recent Sino-Yankee trade tensions, it's become collateral damage via the appreciation of the Japanese yen. The week before the war began, the Japanese yen had been depreciating against the US dollar ...

IFM buys North American pipeline operator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
IFM Investors is set to acquire a North American pipeline operator via its global infrastructure fund, adding to its assets in the region. IFM entered a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding public common units of NYSE-listed Buckeye Partners ...

Multi-asset SMA launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... research and managed accounts firm, Resonant Asset Management, has made the SMA available to financial advisers and dealer groups via its partnership with Netwealth. The multi-asset SMA has direct shares capabilities, investing in both global and Aussie ...

Sargon launches SMSF alternative

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... traditionally been expensive to establish and maintain, but the Sargon SAF has been redesigned to be cost-effectively run via its trustee cloud infrastructure. "A SAF can be highly beneficial for ageing members who may no longer have the desire or capacity ...

Industry fund fined over independent advice claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... alleged Hostplus provided misleading claims to consumers about offering "independent advice" in a recorded telephone message via its main contact number. The recorded telephone message referred to a free consultation available to members with an Industry ...

SMSF wind-ups spike: ATO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
The number of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) wind-ups shot up in the last 12-24 months, according to Australian Tax Office data. Latest ATO data reveals in 2014 the number of SMSF wind-ups was 12,654 and hovered around that point, reaching ...