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CommSec and CFS combine tech strengths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
Financial advisers now have a new means of managing their high-net-worth and SMSF client investments with CommSec Adviser Services and Colonial First State coming together to launch a one-stop-shop portfolio service. Targeting advisers with HNW clients ...

Charter Hall launches new office fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
Charter Hall Direct has launched an unlisted office property fund targeting a 7.25% income yield per annum. The Charter Hall Direct PFA Fund (PFA) invests in office buildings around Australia predominantly leased to government tenants, and is suitable ...

New super product for investment savvy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
A managed accounts provider is entering the realm of superannuation products, providing financial advice clients with an alternative to traditional super vehicles. WealthO2, the fintech behind MA Operator and MDA Operator, has launched a range of software ...

Zagga pitches alternative asset class

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
A new marketplace lender is hoping to turn traditional investing on its head with a pitch to wholesale and sophisticated investors. Speaking at Zagga's Australian launch event in Sydney, company chief executive Alan Greenstein told potential investors ...

New cash fund targets retirees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
Trilogy Funds Management launched a new cash trust targeting an expected return of 4.25% per annum. Trilogy Funds executive director John Barry said the Trilogy Enhanced Cash trust is a low risk, capital stable investment ideal for retirees or for those ...

VanEck launches floating rate ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
VanEck is launching a new floating rate exchange-traded fund on the ASX. The VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF, trading under the code FLOT, is based on a portfolio of Australian floating rate notes (FRNs), or short-term bonds with variable ...

Daintree launches fixed income trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
Boutique investment manager Daintree Capital launched its inaugural fixed income trust. The Daintree Core Income Trust is a diversified, absolute return portfolio aiming to provide a monthly income stream and capital stability, director and portfolio ...

BetaShares launches defensive ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
BetaShares launched a floating rate bond ETF designed to withstand interest rate risks and exceed returns on cash and short-dated term deposits. Listed on the ASX with ticker code QPON, BetaShares' Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF currently ...

New cash ETF for UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
UBS's newly-launched cash ETF is filling a gap in a market delivering little to zero returns, according to its head of fixed income. The UBS IQ Cash ETF is not a substitute for term deposits; it aims to deliver superior returns above the 1.5% cash rate ...

Colonial First State platforms make deferred annuities more accessible

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
Advisers will soon have access to Challenger's deferred lifetime annuities through Colonial First State platforms. Speaking at an adviser event in Sydney yesterday, CFS head of retail platforms Sam Wall announced that from 1 July 2017, Challenger products ...