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BT Panorama adds super and insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
Investors in BT Financial Group's Panorama platform will now be able to integrate their superannuation and life insurance arrangements. Advisers using BT Panorama can now seamlessly move clients from accumulation to pension phase; track contributions ...

Active returns at their worst since 2009

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
The majority of Australian actively-managed funds in all categories underperformed their respective benchmarks in calendar 2016 - the first time this has happened since 2009. Over the 12 months to December 31, the 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active ...

Fraser review challenges super board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
The Bernie Fraser review of industry superannuation fund governance puts the onus of proof back on the government to demonstrate that one-third independent boards are the best way forward. "It is far from self-evident that simply mandating minimum numbers ...

Hunter Hall shareholders urged to hold the line

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Hunter Hall's independent directors impelled shareholders to ignore increased takeover bids from Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Pinnacle Investment Management. On Friday, Pinnacle announced it was increasing its takeover offer for all shares in Hunter ...

Contango AM launches growth LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
Contango Asset Management will launch Contango Global Growth Limited, an ASX listed investment company actively investing in a portfolio of global listed securities. The global equities specialist fund manager, with approximately A$21.1 billion in assets ...

Bond investors urged to play tactics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
Tactical trading strategies, particularly in direct securities, will offer the greatest opportunities for Australian bond investors over the next few months, says BondAdviser. In its 2017 outlook, the fixed income research platform found the possibility ...

Fund manager launches new IMA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
TAMIM Asset Management issued a new individually managed account solution this week, making it available to clients of the boutique fund manager. The investment philosophy behind the TAMIM Australian Equity All Cap Value IMA is focused on buying quality ...

Small caps taking over IPO market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
Small cap companies are steadily increasing their dominance of the IPO market on the ASX, according to new HLB Mann Judd research. For the IPO Watch Australia report, HLB Mann Judd analysed the behaviour of IPOs on the ASX throughout 2016 and concluded ...

Xero CFO takes on new role in leadership shuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
A senior manager at cloud-based accounting software company Xero will now have a combined role as part of organisational changes mentioned back in October. At the time, Xero's board said that management changes would allow chief financial officer Sankar ...

Contango joins forces for large-cap ETP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
Contango Asset Management will be the manager for a new exchange-traded product launching on the ASX in February. The Switzer Dividend Growth Fund, for which Switzer Asset Management is the responsible entity, is a large-cap equity ETP targeting high-yielding ...