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ETFs hit $20bn in assets under management

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... for exchange traded funds (ETFs) to reach the first $10 billion and less than two to hit the $20 billion milestone. The October 2015 monthly update by the ASX shows that exchange traded products (ETPs), which include ETFs, show the growing popularity ...

mFund take-up slower than expected

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... for the first time and confirmed that investors are still reluctant to embrace it, with only $8.4 million transacted in October. Funds under management were $67.9 million across 125 funds at the end of October and investors conducted 448 transactions ...

ASIC bans SMSF adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... self-managed superannuation fund adviser. Marion Joan Pearson, who provided SMSF advice to clients from November 2007 to October 2013, now resides in New Zealand. She is the sole director of and shareholder in Colisa, which traded as Anmar Financial ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... they turn 55-years-old before progressively shifting assets to a less risky investment pool. New kids on the block In October, Qantas Super became one of the latest corporate funds to launch a MySuper lifecycle default investment option. Qantas Super ...

REST creates two new management roles

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... aiming to achieve greater uptake of financial advice among members. Potts has been working as a consultant at REST since October 2014, and brings extensive experience within the financial services industry across many facets and previously held senior ...

Market Vectors QUAL ETF added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... been added to the BT SuperWrap and Asgard Super platforms. In its first year, QUAL has returned 35.81% (after fees) to 29 October 2015, outperforming the standard international equity benchmark, MSCI World ex Australia Index by 4.42%. Market Vectors ...

Martin Currie hires small cap analyst

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... Australia has appointed a small and microcap research analyst. Anthony Porto joined the Australian investment team in October 2015, reporting to chief investment officer Reece Birtles. He has more than 10 years of investment experience and joins from ...

Mother's Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... the why not's for a December lift-off. This one's an important one. Nay, "monumental". Just ask Bloomberg. "To say the October payrolls report will be closely watched across the world would be an understatement. It'll be monumental." Expectations for ...

GBST partners with MSCI for after-tax services

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... increasingly need to perform in-depth after-tax analysis of the performance of their external and internal fund managers. In October, GBST managing director and chief executive Stephen Lake officially left his position after announcing his retirement ...

Good tidings sway RBA to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... Consumer confidence has also recovered. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment rose by 4.2% to 97.8 in October from 93.9 in September. While still below 100 (optimists outnumber pessimists), the components of the index showed sharp ...