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Hassle-free housing investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... Bondi, Double Bay, Surry Hills and Mosman, with their rents re-evaluated every six months. The platform already has 5000 active investors, including more than 70 self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), with a relatively even demographic split between ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... looking to cut costs. The latest bfinance report examines the fees of more than 160 money managers worldwide and finds active global equity management fees have dropped 8% since the period between 2010 and 2014. Many large investors have embraced passive ...

Finding quality in small caps

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... it has been difficult to add value using well known smart beta approaches in Australian small companies and in the past active managers have been able to outperform the Small Ords while charging a hefty management fee but many high pedigree managers ...

Global merger creates new listed manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... position to meet our clients' needs," Formica said. Weil added: "The combined firm, Janus Henderson, creates a truly global active asset manager that is well positioned to succeed in the investment marketplace, with expanded product suites, greater financial ...

Fund manager sells all shares ahead of crash

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... "returned a huge advisory contract for over $2 billion for one of Australia's largest financial planning companies." "As an active manager we are proud to have beaten the relevant benchmarks since inception, and I did not take this decision to give up ...

Australians failing to act on increased retirement cost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
While the increased cost of essential items over the past decade has led to a rise in the amount required for a comfortable retirement, HSBC believes Australians are unlikely to do anything about ensuring they achieve it. The Association of Superannuation ...

Zurich revamps life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... business expenses and child cover. Together with Wealth Protection, Zurich's on-sale range includes its severity-based Active solution, and Sumo, which is an offering for high net worth customers.

Xero accelerates AI and machine learning

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
Xero will further accelerate its artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation with a new appointment to its product team. Chief product and platform officer Duncan Ritchie will hand his responsibilities as head of small business products ...

Asset managers lax in building relationships

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
Asset managers are not doing enough to actively engage and create meaningful dialogue with investee companies, an international survey shows. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which has ¥144.8 trillion ($1.7 trillion) in assets, sought ...

"Shunned" investment strategy generating massive returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
Active, value investment managers overlooking critical market anomalies are missing out on potential returns of up to 40%, according to PM Capital. One opportunity that is not well-known and is even "shunned" by some investment managers are long-term ...