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BNP Paribas launches dealing services in Australia

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
Global custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) has targeted super funds with in-house investment capabilities with the expansion of its global dealing services solution to include the Australian market. The custodian has launched the ...

Shelf space battle heats up in US platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
The consolidation of platforms in the US is forcing asset managers to compete harder for shelf space, while at the same time trying to protect advisers, according to new research. Boston-based global analytics firm Cerulli Associates said while this ...

Trustees warned about unintentional SMSF contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... (ATO). "Even the most carefully constructed contribution strategy can fail if the timing is off," Caroline Harley, an Associate at Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers, said. Harley said confusion can arise about exactly when a contribution is made. ...

Charter Hall acquires Bankwest head office

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
Charter Hall has acquired Bankwest Place, the location of the bank's head office in Perth, as well as the associated Raine Square shopping centre. The properties were sold for $458 million and the sale was negotiated through CBRE and Jones Lang LaSalle. ...

Company director charged with QLD property fraud

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
Company director Steven William Hill has appeared in the Bathurst Magistrates Court facing eight counts of fraudulent misappropriation, following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Hill, of Hill Stephens ...

ASIC relaxes HFT and dark pool proposals

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has relaxed parts of its proposed rule changes for dark pools and high-frequency trading (HFT) after extensive consultation with the industry. ASIC will not go ahead with proposals to rest ...

OneVue beefs up team ahead of SMSF service launch

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Investment platform OneVue has strengthened its team in multiple areas ahead of the launch a self-managed super funds (SMSF) service. OneVue chief executive of strategic relationships Brett Marsh said that the firm planned to release the new SMSF services ...

Fund CEOs slam MySuper as 'death by a thousand cuts'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
Superannuation fund leaders have said MySuper will fail to achieve its aims, while ensuring significant costs to super funds, according to a report conducted by Sussman Associates. Medium sized, generic funds were expected to get the worst deal out ...

No need to fear 1994-style crash

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The US Federal Reserve will get their policy action right, and there is no need to fear a 1994-style crash in bonds, according to Fidelity Worldwide Investment head of quantitative research David Buckle. Global bonds and equity markets have shown signs ...

Asian LGBT advice firm headhunts Aussie planners

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
Hong Kong-based Financial Partners, the advisory firm behind Asia's first LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) wealth management business, is actively recruiting Australian financial planners to the specialist division. Financial Partners has ...