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Platinum's Neilson backs Japan in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014

ETFs pass $10 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
Funds under management (FUM) in Australian-listed exchange-traded products (ETPs) have passed the $10 billion mark for the first time. According to numbers from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), funds in ETPs were at less than half their current ...

BlackRock ends "unfair" analyst surveys

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
BlackRock has agreed to end its controversial practice of surveying equity analysts to get insight into their views on companies before the information is made public. A US investigation into the practice determined that it "provides an unfair advantage ...

IFM invests $1.3 billion in LNG facility

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013
... LNG sector while maintaining a favorable risk/return profile for our investors." Freeport LNG chief executive Michael S. Smith said: "We are thrilled to announce that such a prestigious and well-regarded investment firm has chosen to invest in the Freeport ...

Challenger acquires SMSF business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
Challenger Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) actuarial certificate provider Bendzulla Actuarial. According to Challenger, Bendzulla has a market share of more than 50% serviced through relationships ...

Managed accounts take the hassle out of hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
Institutional investors can gain greater flexibility at a lower cost and without the need to manage their investments as closely by using a multi-strategy managed account solution for their hedge fund allocation, according to Permal senior vice president ...

BNP Paribas appoints local head of sales

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Ian Perkins as head of sales for Australia and New Zealand following the departure of Stephen Tremelling who spent 10 years with the firm. BNP Paribas said Tremelling's decision to pursue a change in career ...

Start structured giving with just $20,000

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013

NAB enters SIV market with 21 compliant funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
NAB has unveiled a package of 21 compliant funds to assist overseas investors and their families with Australia's Significant Investor Visa (SIV). The SIV was introduced in November 2012 to attract migrants with a demonstrated history of success in ...

Think Holden, think not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... loss-generating enterprise and instead focus on industries where Australia has a comparative advantage. Nice seque to Adam Smith's thoughts on "comparative advantage", eh? In his book, 'The Wealth of Nations', Smith proposed that, "If a foreign country ...