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Actuaries want super dashboard overhaul

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Actuaries are weighing in on the debate around superannuation fund transparency, labeling current dashboards unsound and needing an overhaul. The Actuaries Institute says its view is based around a review of the MySuper dashboard structure. It lists ...

DNR Capital fund scores 'Recommended' rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Zenith has awarded the DNR Capital High Conviction Australian Equities Fund a 'Recommended' rating, twelve months after the fund was launched. The fund is based on the DNR Capital Australian Equities High Conviction strategy that was previously only ...

Magellan full year profits up 14%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
Magellan Financial Group has seen its net after tax profit increase 14% to $198.4 million in the last financial year. Funds under management rose 11% to total $40.5 billion at 30 June with 83% of assets in global equities and 17% in infrastructure equities. ...

Non-super investments increasing sophisticated strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
Financial services consultant Rice Warner believes there are opportunities for wealth management professionals to capitalise on personal investments outside of superannuation and in a market not always readily recognised. In its Personal Investments ...

Morphic fund added to wraps

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
A Sydney-based global equities manager is gaining further traction following its flagship fund being placed on several wraps and platforms. Morphic Asset Management's Global Opportunities Fund, known for its steady risk-adjusted returns, is now available ...

SMSF trustee fined $40K for SIS breaches

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
An SMSF trustee was fined $40,000 for 30 separate breaches of the SIS Act and ordered to pay the ATO's costs of $14,000. A trustee of the Felix Super Fund, Michael Rodriguez, was handed the fine after an ATO audit found that Rodriguez was using the ...

Instos demanding ESG metrics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Institutional investors are calling for metrics to analyse companies' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices in the belief that these can correlate with positive financial performance. Michele Giuditta, associate director at global analytics ...

Shaw and Partners joins forces with Praemium

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Shaw and Partners and Praemium have partnered to deliver a managed account solution for clients. The solution consists of two investment model portfolios under a separately managed account (SMA) structure. One allocates exclusively to Australian equities ...

ASX appoints new CEO, board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
The ASX has named one of its non-executive directors as the company's new managing director and chief executive, effective immediately. An independent non-executive director at the ASX since 2013, Dominic Stevens' long history in financial markets and ...

Japanese pension fund continues ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is planning to host about 20 of the world's largest asset owners for an ESG investment forum later this year. The Global Asset Owners' Forum will continue the fund's obligation to better understand responsible ...