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Legg Mason $100m mandates add to IOOF value approach

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
IOOF's decision to award Legg Mason $100 million across two mandates was based on a desire to differentiate its offering from other manager and supplement existing out-of-favour value strategies, said IOOF chief investment officer Steve Merlicek. IOOF ...

Lonsec expects growth in smart beta ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
Investment research house Lonsec believes Australia can expect the market for exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking 'smart beta' or non-traditional indices to grow in popularity as a focus on risk since the global financial crisis has resulted in greater ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... from Wall Street, where US stocks rallied strongly and commodities prices rose. Bell Potter senior client adviser Stuart Smith said all eyes were on the Reserve Bank of Australia, given its upcoming decision on interest rates due at 1430 AEST on Tuesday. ...

US hedge funds abandon Europe on new regulations

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
A number of large US hedge funds have scrapped plans to enter Europe and have put existing operations under review in response to new European regulation, the Financial Times has reported. Their retreat comes in response to the arrival of the Alternative ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... from Wall Street, where US stocks rallied strongly and commodities prices rose. Bell Potter senior client adviser Stuart Smith said all eyes were on the Reserve Bank of Australia, given its upcoming decision on interest rates due at 1430 AEST on Tuesday. ...

QIC takes stake in US shopping malls

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
QIC has entered an agreement to buy a 49% joint-venture stake in eight regional shopping malls owned by Forest City Enterprises in the US. QIC's real estate arm will pay $435.6 million for its share of the portfolio, which is valued at $2.05 billion. ...

Dimensional appoints Citi as its custodian

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
Global funds manager Dimensional has appointed Citi's Securities and Fund Services as back office provider to its Australian funds. Citi will provide custodial, fund accounting, unit registry and securities lending services to the Dimensional Australia ...

Trans-Tasman super rollovers exclude SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
The government's finalised regulations have allowed superannuation rollovers between Australia and New Zealand but exclude self-managed super funds (SMSFs). From 1 July 2013 it will be possible to transfer retirement savings account proceeds between ...

Board quotas an "embarrassment" for Australia: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
The introduction of quotas in a modern, egalitarian Australia "would prove to be an embarrassment," despite the obvious benefits that diversity brings, according to BlackRock. In a new research report, BlackRock also said the glacial pace of growth ...

Planning firms mispriced on knowledge blacks spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
A lack of knowledge among vendors is leading to disparities in the prices being paid for planning practices and client books, according to Chris Wrightson, director of specialist business adviser and broking firm Centurian Market Makers. According to ...