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Rice Warner chief supports commissions cap

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... shop around and recycle products every few years. "The disruption that this change inevitably will cause in the Retail market may create an opportunity for superannuation Funds to increase member's awareness of their ability to take up greater levels ...

ASX: The people's platform

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... that similarly to how managed account model portfolios operate, it enables new investment managers to enter the retail market that were previously unable to access it due to cost or alignment constraints. "Given the reach of the ASX onto investment desktops ...

Global dividend growers suit retirement income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
Adding a global equity income investment strategy to retirees' existing income strategies would add diversification and help address concentration risk in many portfolios, according to global active fund manager Capital Group. The investment giant ...

Vanguard restructures international management team

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
Vanguard has moved two senior management roles, based in Australia and the US, to its international group. Vanguard Australia managing director John James will become managing director of Vanguard Europe, while Vanguard retail marketing and communications ...

FEATURE: Understanding mFund

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... for every type of investor. But despite these obvious benefits, the penetration of managed funds in the Australian retail market remains very low, especially when compared to other developed international markets. According to figures from the Australian ...

Inquiry asks for greater simple bond red tape reduction

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The cost of issuing corporate bonds for the retail market should be reduced further by amending the simple bond legislation to make disclosure less complicated, the Inquiry into the financial system has said in its final report. In one of its 44 recommendations ...

AllianceBernstein hires Australia retail sales manager

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... drive AllianceBernstein's retail sales strategy as the company continues to expand its offering in the Australian retail market. Moore was previously head of wholesale distribution and Russell Investments and over 15 years in the industry has been employed ...

Pimco Australia wealth management head to step down

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... eight years with the company. Dorrian joined Pimco in 2006 and led the company's entry into the Australian platform/retail market. "It's been a privilege to work with one of the world's great fund management companies, and with so many successful independent ...

Unconstrained fixed income funds gaining institutional support

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... Henderson Global Investors Australia executive chairman Rob Adams, both institutional investors and the "top end" of the retail market are positive about the fund's strategy. "This means that people are aware that they are going to have to change their ...

ASX mFund yet to attract major brokers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... primacy of the bank-owned wrap platform model, which has a near monopoly on the distribution of managed funds to the retail market. "It's going to be a serious threat to the platforms, so they certainly do need to look at their value propositions, they ...