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Multi-asset emerging market approach halves volatility

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... and local currencies. Capital Group senior vice president and head of Australia Paul Hennessy said: "We introduced a unit trust ETOP vehicle in 2012 for Australian investors because they told us that they wanted exposure to emerging markets but without ...

Australia's unit trust dictum is killing the funds industry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
If Australia wants develop its potential to be funds management player in the Asia region, government has to decide whether it's policy on how it treats international fund managers is targeted at minimising tax leakage or exporting services, growing ...

Former BlackRock exec joins Robeco

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... markets will allow investors to benefit from emerging market equity returns at substantially lower risk. To add to our unit trust offerings, our award-winning Robeco Boston Partners global equity strategy will also be available to Australian investors ...

Chamber Orchestra adds violin to Instrument Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... commercially in fine instruments, while also acting as a 'feeder fund' for the orchestra. The fund is an unlisted Australian unit trust, available only to wholesale investors and with total fund volumes of up to $10 million.

BNP Paribas wins $1bn Certitude contract off NAB

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
BNP Paribas has won a bid to provide custody and administration to Certitude Global Investment, replacing previous custodian NAB. The deal involves 14 international unit trusts, including Threadneedle Investments (UK), Lighthouse Investment Partners ...

William Blair opens three funds to Australian investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
US fund manager William Blair has launched its first unit trusts to Australian institutional and wholesale investors. The Global Leaders Equity Fund, Emerging Markets Leaders Equity Fund and Dynamic Diversified Allocation Fund were selected from William ...

Capital adds portfolio manager to ETOP strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... equity and debt. The strategy had US$4.9 billion of assets under management as at 30 September 2013. Capital launched a unit trust vehicle version of ETOP - Capital Emerging Markets Total Opportunities Fund (Australia) - for local investors in September ...

AltaVista upgrades Portfolio Builder tech tool

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... to build a Global Equities (ex-Australia) for under 40 basis points, with no Investment Management Fee, platform or unit trust in sight, this is what we call a game changer."

US regulator lifts hedge fund advertising ban

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The US regulator has lifted a ban, allowing hedge funds to advertise to the general public for the first time in 80 years. The ban was intended to protect unsophisticated investors from high risk, illiquid investment pools. The Securities and Exchange ...

Customised portfolios ease FoFA burden

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Customised multi-asset portfolios regulated under unit trust schemes can help advisers comply with the new FoFA regime coming into force on 1 July. Select Asset Management (Select) has urged Australian financial advice firms to review the underlying ...