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Betashares launches three new ETFs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... and S&P Light Energy Index with exposure to 24 commodities respectively. "The new commodity ETFs will widen the product choice for investors, delivering a simple solution to an asset class traditionally difficult to access. The ETFs are currency hedged ...

Consolidation creating conflict between product and advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... the life offices and the industry funds are all looking to achieve a similar outcome and this ultimately leads to less choice and less independent advice for the consumer." Rodney Brown, director of Tristone Private Wealth agreed that while the future ...

RaboDirect launches Online SMSF

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
RaboDirect and Cavendish have partnered up to launch a new online SMSF solution that boasts freedom of choice for trustees and compliance assistance. In a bid to bring more transparency to the self-managed super fund (SMSF) market, RaboDirect has created ...

Guardian Advice reveals succession planning strategy

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... advisers have been uncertain about their future," said Guardian Advice head Simon Harris. "Guardian's solution gives advisers choice, and offers them a dedicated business partner with managerial skills and board-level support, which will help them to ...

MySuper Mythconceptions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... Funds can still pay members retirement income stream payments but this is done by first transferring the member into the 'choice', ie non-MySuper, division of the fund, which is just as it happens now. The government has moreover already flagged it will ...

BetaShares launches Aussie first oil exchange traded fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... exchange rate. BetaShares, head of investment strategy, Drew Corbett, said the oil ETF gives Australian investors more choice, exposing them to an asset class previously difficult to access. "While ETF product choice for Australian investors continues ...

Accountants partner up with AXA and MLC to offer financial advice

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... giving financial advice under certain terms. The new service will offer Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) members the choice of either providing financial advice in-house by becoming an authorised representative of a license holder, and/ or referring ...

Macquarie Specialist Investments launches Macquarie Step

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... offer of Macquarie Step (Series I - III) provides investors with exposure to a range of potential growth assets linked to a choice of Australian and international markets. This includes Australian equities, a diversified basket of Asian equities and ...

Challenger's Stevens resigns, names successor

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... operating officer for the past three years, is also chief executive of Challenger's Mortgage Management division and a "natural choice" for the designate role, said Polson. Prior to joining Challenger in 2003, Benari held senior executive roles with ...

Illiquid assets boost returns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... regulator. The APRA paper noted that factors influencing a fund's attitude to illiquid assets are its member investment choice menu, likelihood of members moving between the options and member cash flow. They speculated this was likely to be why retail ...