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MLC multi-manager funds get highest rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
MLC has been awarded the highest rating - '5 Apples' - by research house ChantWest for its range of multi-manager funds. ChantWest identified the flagship 'Horizon 4 - Balanced' fund, which returned 6.8% per annum in the 10 years to June 2014 (after ...

Leveraged Equities shortens name

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
Margin lending firm Leveraged Equities has renamed its business Leveraged, to reflect a broadening of its product range beyond equities. Leveraged executive Alexandra Tullio said the re-brand was about more than formalising what people have been calling ...

ECT reforms pass Senate

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
The Parliament has passed the latest amendments to the superannuation excess contribution tax (ECT), implementing the final piece of legislation to reform the unpopular tax, says Taxpayers Australia Limited. "The rationale for ECT made sense at the ...

Retail super bounces back

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
The SelectingSuper MySuper (ie Workplace) rolling 12 month performance index made a remarkable recovery during January as it surged 320 basis points to reach 11.5%, with retail MySuper products stretching their short term segment lead to 0.7%. Three ...

Future Fund alternatives head joins Hedge Fund Standards Board

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
Future Fund's head of debt and alternatives David George has joined the board of the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB). The HFSB said the appointment emphasises the important role of sovereign wealth funds in promoting better practices in the hedge ...

Equip Super partners with SuperFriend

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
Equip Super has partnered with SuperFriend to offer workplace mental health and wellbeing programs. The industry super fund has added the programs to its range of employer and member services, which focuses on forging alliances that can broaden the ...

AXA Investment Managers partners SimCorp

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
Investment management software provider SimCorp has signed a license agreement with AXA Investment Managers. AXA Investment Managers has chosen SimCorp's investment management solution to support the firm's front office activities, including the investment ...

Blue Sky reports $2.6 million profit

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported an underlying net profit after tax of $2.6 million for the half year ending 31 December 2014. Underlying revenue stood at $16.5 million, up from $7.2 million in the prior corresponding period. The directors ...

IOOF rejigs SFG investment team following buyout

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
IOOF Holdings is consolidating the SFG Australia research and portfolio construction functions, following the acquisition of SFG Australia in August. SFG Australia chief investment officer Matthew Drennan will assume the role of IOOF group head of research ...

Young advisers flock to the AFA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Young advisers have responded to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) GenXt initiative and now 30% of the organisation's members are under 40 years of age. "We have made a significant investment, through the GenXt initiative, in helping our members ...