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Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... strategy and processes of the Pengana International Equities Fund (PIEF), employing a 'benchmark-unaware' strategy with freedom to invest across all international equity markets and company sizes and focused on investing in growing businesses at reasonable ...

The case for internal investment teams

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... in house to single digit basis points." According to Brindle, one of the most compelling reasons to go in-house is the freedom it gives funds to make long term investing decisions. Unlike commercial asset managers who rely heavily on monthly investment ...

Housing crisis takes emotional toll on Gen X

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... can have a silver lining, with some respondents saying that they feel liberated, and that they feel like they have the freedom to explore other opportunities and grow in other areas. "Housing is unaffordable in many parts of the world but people continue ...

Confidently improving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... political uncertainty removed - last week's Dutch elections where Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) defeated the far-right leader Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom (PVV), indicating the rejection of ...

Midwinter adds fintech partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... AdviceOS can be pre-populated into OmniLife, eliminating the double entry of data across multiple systems and allowing freedom of choice. The integration adds to Midwinter's growing list of partnerships namely, SuiteBox, Rice Warner, Xero, Revex, Class ...

Instos unclear about ETF value

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... global financial crisis when liquidity in the bond market began to change. Individual bond traders didn't have the same freedom because their counterparties were going out of business or couldn't meet their demand in the same way, and eventually found ...

Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... to trade and want to load up business with higher taxes, that is the road to ruin. "The path to prosperity is built on freedom, it's built on economic reform, it's built on open markets, it's built on encouraging investment and the employment that comes ...

Westpac refunds $9.2 million in unfair fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... The bank also discovered a further 28,369 customers under 18 years of age who were eligible for a St. George Complete Freedom Student transaction account, which attracts no monthly service fee, had instead been provided with a standard St. George transaction ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... goal across all demographics was a financial one (34%). The top three aspirations among respondents were full financial freedom and independence (59%), lifestyle of choice (58%) and pursue interests and hobbies (50%). Of those surveyed, 43% believe generation ...

Aligned advisers return to UK

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
UK pension, investments and insurance giant Aviva has hired a fresh team of face-to-face advisers three years after scrapping its 120-strong team. The move marks the return of aligned advice - the new advisers will be restricted to recommending only ...