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AltaVista upgrades Portfolio Builder tech tool

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
Exchange Traded Fund research group AltaVista Research has upgraded its Portfolio Builder that enables advisors to blend their own ETF Model Portfolios. Explaining how the system could be used, AltaVista said: "while the number of ETFs in Australia ...

SIFMA talks up Wall Street cyber defences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The US Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has released its assessment report of their Wall Street cyber attack simulation and while it confirms their protocols performed adequately, it was the soft attack weapons that were ...

MySuper authorisations creep up to 78

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
With three months to go until employers will be allowed to send superannuation guarantee contributions only to super funds that have been authorised to offer MySuper products, there are only 78 funds MySuper authorised. According to figures from the ...

Fund members still resisting super engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Despite the considerable work by super funds to engage their memberships, two just released consumer surveys have again affirmed the difficulty they face in gaining traction among members. Engaged Marketing in its analysis of super fund Net Promoter ...

Praemium to host 5 more BetaShares ETFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... SPDR series. The $1 billion platform now boasts more than 100 model portfolios offered by almost 30 investment managers. Alex Vynokur, managing director of BetaShares, said BetaShares funds under management is now more than $850 million. This is equivalent ...

Boutiques no longer have performance edge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Despite the attention boutiques receive they no longer show any systematic performance edge over big brand managers. Explaining the research findings, Rainmaker in its latest Roundup report said the big brands have learned how to corral boutiques into ...

NZ Super awards 4 mandates to Northern Trust

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
New Zealand Superannuation Fund appoints Northern Trust to new passive global equities mandates. The NZ$23 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund has appointed Northern Trust's asset management arm, a leading global provider of index, active and multi-manager ...

ASX launches new resources, financial sector futures

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013

US shutdown slowing pension payments

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
The continuing US shutdown is beginning to slow pension payments, with fears growing some payments could stop. The US secretary for the Veterans Administration Benefits and Services, Eric Shinseki, appeared end last week before the Congress committee ...

Zenith rates NSW Annuity Bonds 'recommended'

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
Managed funds research house Zenith has rated NSW Waratah Annuity Bonds - Series 7 'recommended'. The product is designed to provide a regular annuity style income stream over a defined nine year term via a debenture issued by the NSW Treasury Corporation ...