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Standard Life Inv GARS fund recommended by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
Standard Life Investment's Global Absolute Return Strategies Trust (GARS) has been given a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec. The multi-asset fund aims to deliver a positive absolute return over the medium to long-term in all market conditions. It invests ...

I spy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
"Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours Neighbours...should be there for one another" -- Neighbours theme song Not play 'I spy' with each other. Only last month, news broke that documents leaked by US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward ...

Infrastructure key in battle against SMSF exodus

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
Industry super funds can get an advantage over self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) by using their scale to exploit the "illiquidity premium" that exists in unlisted markets such as infrastructure, according to Brett Himbury, chief executive of ...

Take no action in relation to EQT offer: TRU

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The Trust Company board has asked its shareholders to take no action in relation to the revised buyout offer that Equity Trustees (EQT) made public earlier this week. The board reminded shareholders that it still considers the Perpetual proposal superior ...

Asteron encourages advisers to go digital

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Asteron Life is encouraging its advisers to go digital by offering an extra 10% commission in the first year to financial planners who write new business using the online application process. The offer, called '2 for 10', is applicable for advisers ...

AMP seeks to raise $200 million with debt issue

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
AMP is seeking to raise $200 million through the launch of new subordinated and unsecured debt securities on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Known as AMP Subordinated Notes 2, the new instruments were intended primarily to finance existing ...

ASFA reshuffles board, appoints new chair

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has appointed a new chair and two new members have joined its board of directors. TAL managing director Jim Minto is the board's new chair. Minto has been an ASFA director since November 2009 ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street made modest gains ahead of a busy week of economic indicators. At 0859 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,398. The first reading on US ...

FPA to hold 2014 Congress in Adelaide

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will hold its next annual conference on November 20 to 21, 2014, in Adelaide. The organisation said this year's conference gathered over 1,000 financial planners in Sydney. The most popular sessions were personal ...

Speakers confirmed for Family Office Forum

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
Leading economists and private banking specialists will be among the keynote speakers at this month's Family Office Forum in Melbourne. The event, which has been organised by the Centre for Investor Education (CIE), will take place from Monday 25 - ...