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PM Capital eyes Asia fund listing

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
Equity fund manager PM Capital is set to list its Asian Opportunities Fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The initial public offering is the second of its kind for the group after the successful launch of its first listed investment company ...

RBA questions super fund infra investment

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has questioned the role of superannuation funds boosting funding for infrastructure investment, saying that it is not appropriate to mandate funds to invest in assets to meet "broader national objectives." In its ...

Thinktank launches LRBA loan service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
Property loan specialist Thinktank has launched a limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) loan for self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The Thinktank SMSF Commercial Loan offers loan-to-value ratios of up to 75% and 25 year repayment terms. The maximum ...

Guardian launches referral network strategy guide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Suncorp-owned dealer group Guardian Advice has launched a new strategy guide aimed at helping its advisers build a "robust" referral network. The 'Centres of Influence' (COI) guide offers guidance on areas such understanding the motivators of referral ...

British govt to introduce pension choice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The British government is proposing a radical overhaul of the nation's private pensions system and will introduce choice of retirement product and simplify retiree taxation structures. The proposals were announced in the British 2014 Budget that was ...

MDA provider inks deal with Affinity and Redgum

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
Managed discretionary account (MDA) operator, managedaccounts.com.au has inked deals two boutique financial advisory firms to integrate the company's solution into their businesses. The deals with Sydney-based Affinity Wealth Services and Melbourne-based ...

BestEx enters joint venture with US trading firm

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
Australian outsourced trading firm BestEx has entered into a joint venture with US counterpart TORA offering global trading services to Australia-based fund managers. Under the arrangement, BestEx clients will be able to use TORA's technology and international ...

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended a "comprehensive overhaul" of Australia's public infrastructure following the release a draft report on the topic. The report, which runs for nearly 600 pages, covers issues such as funding new projects ...

State Super to combine with two NSW state funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
The New South Wales government has announced it will amalgamate the management of the assets of State Super with that of two other state-run funds. The management of SAS Trustee Corporation, the trustee of State Super, will merge with that of the Safety ...

Chinese currency reforms to transform bond benchmarks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
China's short-to-medium-term economic challenges should not distract investors from the long-term rise of the country as a global financial power and the investment opportunities that its emergence will create, according to AllianceBernstein director ...