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International shares pose barriers to entry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
Investors looking to increase their exposure to international shares are hampered by a lack of understanding, according to the latest CoreData Australian Investor Report. The researcher surveyed 928 investors with a range of risk profiles and identified ...

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
Superannuation funds offering 'green' or 'sustainable' investment options may be misleading their members, with big polluters often topping the holdings lists. The top holding in AustralianSuper's Australian sustainable fund (managed by Perpetual) is ...

Super returns climb to 16.1pct, ahead of pre-GFC glory days

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
Super fund returns for the 12 months to end October have jumped to 16.1% reveals latest figures from the SelectingSuper workplace rolling 12 month default option index. The improvement means super funds are delivering their best returns in three and ...

Perpetual and Thorney "instrumental" in OneVue IPO talks

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
OneVue chief executive Connie Mc-Keage said plans to list the company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) were driven by Perpetual and Thorney after the two companies became major shareholders last week. The wealth managers invested $6.75 million ...

OneVue completes $6.75 million capital raise

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
OneVue has completed the first $6.75 million of an $8 million capital raising program, with Perpetual and Thorney emerging as major investors. OneVue chief executive Connie Mckeage said the capital raising would fund the business' expansion following ...

Index portfolios mask geographical risks

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
The traditional broad market regional indices used by investors as the basis to construct portfolios are flawed, inadvertently giving rise to unexpected geographical exposures, according to one of the world's largest active investment managers Capital ...

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 ...

SSgA announces three new ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) has announced the launch of three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate Fund (ASX ticker: DJRE) and SPDR S&P Global Dividend Fund (ASX  ...

Fund returns dip to 15pct

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index dipped during September, but at 15.1% for the year ended 30 September 2013 they are still at near three year highs. Rainmaker, the researcher that conducts surveys of fund performance ...

DNR gets $200m IOOF mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
Australian equities fund manager Dalton Nicol Reid's flagship fund has won a $200 million mandate from IOOF's multi-manager fund, IOOF Multi-Mix. The flagship Australian Equities High Conviction Portfolio recently received a 'Recommended' rating from ...