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AMP to launch zero tax equities income fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
AMP Capital is set to launch a new Australian equities fund aimed at maximising income for zero tax investors such as retirees. The Australian Equities Income Fund is tailored to those paying no tax on investment earnings by maximising returns from ...

Super returns climb to 16.8 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Super funds have begun 2013-14 with more robust results that in July 2013 pushed up the SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index to 16.8%, the best rolling 12 month return in three years. Explaining why the result was so high ...

Aussie ETF use reaches new level of sophistication

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
The sophisticated ways in which Australian advisers are using exchange traded funds belies the relative immaturity of the local market, according to BlackRock's global ETF business iShares. BlackRock director and iShares specialist Jonathan Howie said ...

ETF market closes in on $9 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
Australia's exchange traded product (ETP) market has expanded rapidly in 2013, reaching a record $8.8 billion in assets according to the latest ASX Funds Monthly Update. The report shows Australia's ETP industry, has grown by 61% in the 12 months to ...

CFS adds Tyndall Australian share fund to FirstWrap

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
Tyndall AM's Tyndall Australian Share Concentrated Fund has been added to Colonial First State's FirstWrap platform, as advisers see clients focus on total returns and become increasingly more risk aware. The fund was launched to the retail market in ...

OneVue confirms Computershare Fund Service takeover

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
OneVue will acquire Computershare's unit registry arm, Computershare Fund Services (CFS), it has confirmed. OneVue group chief executive Connie Mckeage said the acquisition would make OneVue the biggest provider of outsourced unit registry solutions ...

Australian ETF industry soars to reach $8 billion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
The Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) industry has swelled to a record high, breaching the $8 billion mark for the first time, according to data from ETF provider BetaShares. The total market capitalisation of the low cost index products traded ...

Performance fees boost K2 profits in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
K2 Asset Management has announced an after tax profit of $13.2 million and final dividend of 4 cents per share for the year to 30 June 2013, after strong investment performance triggered performance fees. In an announcement on the Australian Securities ...

BetaShares ETFs awarded Lonsec 'Recommended' ratings

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
Lonsec has awarded 'Recommended' ratings to BetaShares' first fundamental index ETF and Commodities Basket ETF. Betashares first fundamental index, the FTSE RAFI Australia 200 ETF provides investors with an exposure to the top 200 companies listed on ...

Fairfax to sell InvestSMART to listed fund manager

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
Australasian Wealth Investments Limited (AWK) has entered into a binding agreement to buy online financial services portal InvestSMART from Fairfax Media (Fairfax) for a cash consideration of $7 million. A statement on the Australian Securities Exchange ...