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Colonial First State adds global equity capability

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Colonial First State has added a global equity capability to its FirstChoice platform. The capability will be managed by T. Rowe Price, and will cover international developed, emerging and frontier equity markets. It uses the same investment insight ...

Vast majority of advisers turning to smart beta: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Over 90% of financial advisers and brokers are considering investing in smart beta strategies in the future, according to VanEck research. The research was based on a survey of 120 financial professionals and brokers working in an advisory capacity ...

Infocus appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Infocus Wealth Management has appointed a new non-executive director and chair-elect. Roy McKelvie is currently chair of Encompass Corporation, Condor Energy Services and the investment board of AMB Capital Partners. He is also a non-executive director ...

Antipodes to launch global equities LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Antipodes Partners is launching a global equities listed investment company. It will give retail investors access to the global equities market. The portfolio of the company will be based on the Antipodes Global Fund, which was declared by Morningstar ...

Super funds struggling as member engagement decreases

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
Superannuation funds are finding it increasingly difficult to keep their members engaged, according to CoreData research. The CoreData 2016 Member Engagement Report found that 51.4% of super members surveyed were engaged with their retirement savings ...

AMP Capital details China fund wind-up strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
AMP Capital Funds Management chair Adam Tindall has explained its wind-up strategy for the China Growth Fund (AGF) in an ASX statement. Reiterating that the fund will be wound up "as quickly and as efficiently as we can," Tindall added that the proposed ...

AZ NGA appoints Genesys vet as advice GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has appointed a new general manager, financial planning. Adrian Ashton joins AZ NGA from Financial Keys, where he worked as a financial adviser. Prior to that, he was director of the licensee advice, mergers and acquisitions ...

ASIC compensation plummets despite surveillance success

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
The amount of consumer compensation ASIC secured decreased by 91% in the six months to June 30, 2016, despite increased surveillance outcomes almost across the board. ASIC's latest enforcement report shows that the regulator secured $13.4 million in ...

ABA denies precedent for matching RBA cash rates

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
The Australian Bankers' Association has rejected calls from Parliament to justify its interest rate pricing based on the Reserve Bank's cash rate. Following the RBA cutting the cash rate to 1.75%, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told media that "the ...

Real estate debt funds to exceed 2015 growth: Preqin

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
The number of private equity real estate debt funds grew by 25% and aggregate target capital grew by 41% in the year to July 2016, according to Preqin research. From 2013 to 2015, fund managers worldwide raised roughly $75 billion for these strategies. ...