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September -- morn or mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
"They see what they want to see, hear what they want to hear and think what they want to think." This saying was on full display over the past 24 hours, Virginia... just look at the headlines. Yes, of course, I'm scribbling about the talk of the town ...

Legg Mason and RARE ink $200m deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Treasury Group and Northern Lights has sold a majority interest in RARE infrastructure to asset manager Legg Mason for $200 million. The sale is expected to generate upfront cash proceeds of $112 million, and after tax proceeds will be used to repay ...

ASFA appoints independent chair

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has appointed its first independent chair following Jim Minto's decision to retire from the role and as a director on 30 July. Minto was appointed chair in November 2013, and has been an ASFA ...

It's not the when but the what happens after

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
"Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you... And I'm wondering what it is I should do" -- Stealers Wheel This was my immediate thought upon reading Bloomberg's piece that, "For two months the Standard & ...

Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Investors' shift towards passive and smart beta strategies is a great trend for active managers, according to Standard Life Investments (SLI) head of global equities Mikhail Zverev. "It is very strange to see an active manager saying that we quite like ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Foreign investors can access China through an increasing number of channels. A-shares, H-shares and government bonds are the talk of the town in the world's buzziest financial districts. But there are still risks when investing in such a complex and ...

SMSFs gear up for advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Advised self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees are more confident about achieving their desired retirement income than non-trustees, according to research commissioned by nabtrade and the SMSF Association. The research says about 53% of SMSF ...

ACFS director steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
After six years as an executive director at the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS), Professor Deborah Ralston is stepping down from her role. In overseeing the continuing development of the centre, Ralston initiated projects such as the ...

Australian Ethical to list on mFunds platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Australian Ethical Investment has lowered the minimum investment amount for its retail funds and will soon list many of its products on the ASX mFunds A platform. Among a raft of changes, Australian Ethical has also expanded its product suite by launching ...

IOOF advice firm jumps ship to Fitzpatricks

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
An advice firm licensed under IOOF-owned Lonsdale has changed dealer groups and moved to non-aligned Fitzpatricks Private Wealth. Hobart-based Main Street Financial Solutions is licensed under Fitzpatricks starting July 1, 2015, principal Charles Badenach ...