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Platinum and Iress named 'laggards' on sustainability

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
Platinum Asset Management Limited and Iress Limited are among just four ASX 200 companies that have failed to report on sustainability risk for the last four years, according to a study by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI ...

ASX mFunds FUM already ahead of ETFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
While it's only been a few months since the ASX launched its mFunds service, funds listed on the exchange based platform already exceed the value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF). According to the ASX, 12 of 48 foundation investment managers have already ...

Investors Mutual gets in on LIC act

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Investors Mutual will launch its first listed investment company (LIC) for investors looking for direct access to a ready-made diversified portfolio of Australian shares. QV Equities Limited (ASX: QVE) invests in companies outside the top 20 stocks ...

Adviser appetite for infrastructure investments increasing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
The attractive risk/return profile and high level of income on offer from infrastructure investments mean the asset class is well suited to retail investors, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of Australian infrastructure Geoff Frankish. ...

Manny Pohl issues prospectus for new retail LIC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
Manny Pohl's boutique Australian equity house, ECP Asset Management (ECPAM), has released the prospectus for a new small- and mid-cap listed investment company (LIC). Barrack Street Limited is targeting a maximum of $50million, with the LIC aiming to ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following disappointing economic data. At 0645 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up five points at 5,431. US consumer spending, which accounts for ...

Momentum for mFund service gathering despite uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Equity Trustees has said it is starting to see momentum building for investors to transact through the ASX's mFund Settlement Service. The group says applications for funds provided by two of its clients, PIMCO and Armytage Private Funds, are being ...

MDA provider makes debut on ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Managed Accounts Holdings Limited has started trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today after raising about $3 million in its Initial Public Offering. The owner of managed discretionary account specialist managedaccounts.com.au will ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower. At 1010 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.9 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 5,393.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 7.1 points, or also 0.13 per cent, at 5,373.6. ...

ASX considers UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has said it is 'considering the progress' of the United Nations' 'Sustainable Stock Exchanges' (SSE) initiative, following news that the London Stock Exchange has become the tenth exchange to sign up to the program. ...