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A-REIT added to Asgard platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
A high conviction, actively managed fund providing access to a diversified portfolio of ASX-listed real estate securities has been added to the Asgard platform. The Folkestone Maxim A-REIT Securities Fund is the newest addition, known for its disciplined ...

CBA innovates to help customers avoid late fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
The Commonwealth Bank has launched two new bill paying solutions, available via its CommBank app and NetBank. The 'Better Bill Experience' and 'Photo-a-bill' features went live today as a means of assisting customers in managing their bills and avoiding ...

Managed accounts market likely bigger than thought

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
The Australian managed accounts market is well on the way to achieving Morgan Stanley's $60 billion FUM by 2020 prediction, with data released by the Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals (IMAP) indicating the market has more than doubled since ...

ASIC bans fraudulent adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
ASIC permanently banned a financial adviser after he was sentenced and imprisoned for fraud charges. Sandeep Madhoji is permanently banned from providing financial services or engaging in credit activity following the successful prosecution of the Queensland ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity showed no growth (0%) in August, decelerating from 0.08% in the previous month but the six-month annualised growth rate - indicating the "pace of economic activity ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
The NZ Super Fund returned 1.89% (after costs, before NZ tax) in the year to 30 June 2016. Performance was hampered by negative returns in global equities but the investment committee was still able to add value versus the passive reference portfolio ...

IFM active equity team wins first mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
IFM Investors' active equities team has won its first institutional mandate from an industry super fund. The $6.5 billion Mine Wealth + Wellbeing fund has awarded the firm's Australian Core Equities strategy its inaugural mandate. The exact size of ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... billion surplus with exports and imports both continuing to contract. Japanese exports decreased by 9.6% in the year to August - disappointing expectations for a 4.8% fall -- due to the strong yen and weak activity in the global economy but the strong ...

Forager plans listing for Australian Shares Fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Australian small cap specialist Forager Funds Management is soft-closing its Australian Shares Fund and plans to move to a closed-ended structure in an effort to protect investors from the growth in the fund detracting from performance. The planned ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... newly-built house prices Heating up again. The average price of new homes in China's 70 cities increased by 9.2% in the year to August - the fastest rate since January 2014 -- following a7.9% gain in the previous month. The year-on-year growth in average ...