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SG Hiscock finds value far from ASX big caps

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Australian small caps appear increasingly attractive to investors who are overexposed to ASX20 companies, but reluctant to increase their international exposure, SG Hiscock portfolio manager Callum Burns said. The SGH ICE portfolio invests in what Burns ...

Board gender diversity further scrutinised by ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has released new governance guidelines which consider recommending against the re-election of directors in companies which perform poorly on board gender diversity. The guideline dealing with ...

Governance Institute pulls support for super bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Governance Institute has pulled its initial support for the government's bill on superannuation fund boards and is now calling for it to be scrapped. "The process has become overly politicised to the detriment of genuine governance outcomes," a ...

NAB enters into MOU with Nippon Life

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
NAB has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Nippon Life to build a life insurance partnership. The goal, according to NAB's ASX statement, is to "[enter] a long-term partnership in life insurance product manufacturing," although NAB added ...

UBS releases mFund basket

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
UBS Asset Management has added a suite of funds to the ASX's mFund settlement service. Eleven UBS funds are now available through mFund. These are: the UBS Australian Small Companies Fund, UBS Microcap Fund, UBS HALO Australian Share Fund, UBS Australian ...

ETF inflows defy choppy markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Australian Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) rose nearly 50% in funds under management in the 12 months to September 2015, while increasing in number from 90 to 118, according to the latest monthly report from the ASX. In September the ETF market increased ...

SPIVA report shows most active managers beaten by index again

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) scorecard has once again revealed the vast majority of active managers underperform their benchmark. The latest rebalance of the semi-annual report for data to end of June 2015, shows that ...

AMP advice adds Van Eck ETFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Two Van Eck exchange-traded funds have been added to the AMP approved product list. The Market Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF and Market Vectors Australian Banks ETF will now be available to advisers at AMP Financial Planning, Charter Financial ...

Chi-X adds advice, stockbroking market participants

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
A stockbroker and two independent financial planning licensees have joined the Chi-X Australia trading platform. Stockbroker OpenMarkets and advice firms Morgans and Shaw and Partners are now part of the Chi-X platform, which has 34 other market participants. ...

SMAs on Macquarie Wrap pass $100m milestone

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
Separately managed accounts (SMAs) on Macquarie Wrap have passed $100 million in funds under administration in its first year. The functionality was added to Macquarie Wrap in September 2014 to provide financial advisers with access to a range of SMAs. ...