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Emulation funds slash performance as well as cost

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
The Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has found little evidence that 'emulation funds', designed to cut trading costs in multi-manager portfolios, outperform the funds they track before fees and taxes. Emulation funds are designed ...

Hamilton calls for stricter SMSF licensing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
Stricter licensing rules would better protect investors from property spruikers and unscrupulous promoters of geared investment strategies within SMSFs, according to Hamilton Wealth Management's Ian Gillies. The Reserve Bank, Australian Taxation Office ...

FPA asks for tax-deductible advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has asked the government to implement tax deductibility on financial planning fees. "The inability to claim a tax deduction for the fees associated with an initial financial plan acts as a disincentive for people ...

Investec's Smith to replace Nicks as Australian head

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Investec Bank (Australia) has appointed senior corporate advisor Ben Smith to head of Investment Banking following the resignation of Christian Nicks. In an announcement to the media, Investec said Nicks has left in order to pursue other opportunities. ...

Ibbotson appoints regional CIO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Morningstar-owned investment manager Ibbotson Associates Australia has appointed Andrew Lill chief investment officer for Asia Pacific. Lill will be responsible for leading the investment management teams in the Asia-Pacific region. He will also contribute ...

Prime Value AM expands investment team

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... financial analysis, modelling of companies, company and industry report writing. Gunn was previously Standard & Poor's associate director and prior to that, a financial analyst with Lincoln Indicators. Prime Value director Yak Yong Quek said Gunn's appointment ...

PGI expands global real estate team

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
Principal Real Estate Investors, part of Principal Global Investors (PGI), have expanded its global real estate team adding two portfolio managers. Shern-Ling Koh and Julian Mittag will be based in Singapore and be responsible for identifying investment ...

Big fall one day, up and away the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014

Retail super members more likely to switch funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Retail superannuation fund members are more likely to switch funds than their industry and SMSF counterparts, with investment performance being the main concern cited, according to a report by Roy Morgan Research. The report, entitled 'Superannuation ...

LGS carbon screening possible, but not imminent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
The board of Local Government Super (LGS) will consider toughening its screening of investments in companies exposed to coal mining and other fossil fuels, but is unlikely to make any decisions before February, according to LGS head of sustainability ...