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Hedge funds under cost pressure from brokers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
Hedge funds are facing higher trading costs and changes to business relationships that are hurting margins in the wake of new regulations on banks and prime brokers, a new global survey of the industry by EY reveals. Regulations such as Basel III and ...

Retail super members gouged by $7.1bn: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) estimates that in the past decade bank-owned super fund members have been gouged by about $7.1 billion for above market fees to in-house suppliers. The estimate was released hours before the Senate will hold its final ...

Fiducian updates planner software

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Fiducian has updated its software so advisers can track the progress of their client transactions, as well as correspond with them online. The new features include an expansion of the planner's dashboard for more visibility over client accounts. "This ...

Treasurer commits to improve after-fee super returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has committed to doing more to reduce superannuation fees and improve after-fee returns for members even though super tax incentives are a cost to the government. As an approach to deliver super tax concessions that ...

Super fund tech investment to increase 20%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
More than half of superannuation funds are planning to increase the amount of money they spend on technology by 20% over the next year, a Link Group survey has found. The survey questioned major super fund chief executives about their plans to spend ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
An Australian superannuation fund hosting your next pub trivia night could soon be a reality if it is not already happening, according to experts in behavioural science. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference ...

Disruptive companies make great investments: Marsico

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
Disruptive companies are proving fruitful investments for US-based fund manager Marsico Capital Management, which hopes its focus on new technologies and innovative business models will distinguish it from established Australian global equities specialists. ...

Bennelong blends active, passive in equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
Bennelong Australian Equity Partners has launched a fund that gives retail investors exposure to Australian equities by blending active and passive management. The Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund invests passively in the top 20 stocks of ...

New mobile broking platform launched in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
Capital market technology firm, Dion Global, has launched its mobile trading platform in Australia. Through an adviser desktop, tablet and mobile platform, the trading suite integrates with portfolio and back office systems providing CRM "productivity ...

OneVue sees growth in RE services

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
OneVue group has seen a significant increase in the number of investment managers using its responsible entity (RE) services. OneVue RE Services has launched or transitioned seven new funds in 2015. They include the Clime International Fund, the Sanlam ...