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NGS Super lists portfolio holdings

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
NGS Super has made detailed investment information available to all members online, in what could be a growing trend for the superannuation industry. Chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball said the move will provide greater transparency about the holdings ...

Local appetite for hedge funds outstrips other markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
Australian institutional investors are showing more appetite for hedge funds than their peers in the US, Europe and Japan, according to a leading hedge fund manager. Joe Scoby, chief investment officer and chief executive of PEAK6 Advisors, a Chicago-based ...

MainstreamBPO partners with DomaCom

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
MainstreamBPO has signed a deal with DomaCom's property platform, providing its specialist back office fund registry, accounting and administration, it was announced yesterday. MainstreamBPO specialise in a range of back and middle office administration ...

Time for Japan sceptics to think again

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Bank of Japan's shift to a pro-business policy is a landmark decision, according to Nikko AM, which believes that the world's third largest economy is finally ready to deliver after two decades of sub-standard returns. Japanese equities have delivered ...

Vanguard cuts costs on intl equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Vanguard has reduced the headline cost of its All-World ex-US Shares Index Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) from 0.18% to 0.15%. According to the index fund specialist, the management expense ratio on the product has fallen by an average of 10 basis points ...

Australian Ethical profits jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Australian Ethical Investment has posted a 71% rise in profits following significant improvements to its operations. The fund manager reported a net profit after tax of $487,000 for the six months to 31 December 2012. Managing director Phil Vernon said ...

Falling gold price a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
A sliding gold price in the wake of renewed market optimism could present an attractive entry point for investors who are still mindful of the risks that threaten the global recovery, according to ETF Securities Australia and New Zealand head Danny ...

Centric Wealth appoints new board member

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
Centric Wealth has appointed Bonnie Boezeman to its board of directors. She has spent 12 years as managing director and chair of Time Life Australia and 23 years in international management with Time Warner. Boezeman also held the position of Chair ...

Bond investors beware interest rate risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
Institutional investors who focus their investment strategies too heavily on the 'great rotation' out of bonds and into equities are likely to be caught out by the inherent risks that still pervade the market, according to a new report from the BlackRock ...

SFG FUA grow 8% to $11.6bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
SFG Australia has reported solid earnings, funds under advice (FUA) and funds under admin growth, half-year results show. Overall net earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose to $22.8 million, up 14% on the same period ...