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ASIC seeks to wind up $18m manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... licence are done so efficiently and honestly. ASIC's statement alleged that Avestra borrowed unsecured money "from the property of its schemes" and invested property in offshore funds "connected to its directors" without proper due diligence. "ASIC is ...

Vanguard to launch international fixed income ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... bonds being significantly higher than other asset classes (including Aussie and international equities and Australian property) during the worst decile of monthly Australian equity returns from April 1990 to now. "When Australian equities are at their ...

Invast launches thematic model portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... (ETFs). Some popular themes among investors include Ageing Population Australia, US Cyber Security, Bullish Australian Property, Iconic Australian Brands, Takeover Targets Australia and Diversified Asset Bearish. The former is among the top performing ...

OneVue wins Centuria property mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
OneVue has been appointed to provide investment administration services for Centuria's property funds. Centuria has been a OneVue client since the firm acquired Computershare's fund registry business, Computershare Fund Services, in 2013. "People often ...

MySuper fees force super fund to exit high return strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... where we know this is the cause. But we are also talking to many super funds about being in the real asset space, in the property or emerging market space. "I don't want to suggest that this is ramping. But as MySuper products evolve and get ready for ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... colleague of mine had a friend whose accountant told him to move his money from an industry fund to an SMSF and borrow to buy property with an LRBA. He ran away, set up the fund, transferred the money and found out at the end of it that he didn't have ...

UK govt tempts super funds with real estate projects

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
The UK government has enlisted a former Lord Mayor of London and property expert to pitch flagship real estate projects to Australian superannuation funds. Sir Michael Bear served in one of the world's oldest surviving elected roles from 2010 to 2011. ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... specialises in multi-asset class portfolios. "Most SMAs are just focused on Aussie equities," he says, "and maybe some listed property. It's definitely still something to offer clients, because they get the tax benefits of owning those stocks directly. ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... government securities on issue which was less than 5% of GDP. Now it's at $404 billion which is about 25% of GDP. On the property side McLaughlin said property in Australia is already institutionalised. "When you look at a modest growth outlook - I can't ...

Adviser linked to Spring FG banned for document forgery

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... Financial Group between May 2011 and May 2012. Nicholas Hunter was a self-managed super fund (SMSF) adviser who was selling property on behalf of MOGS, a Queensland property development company. The company is now in liquidation, but it was paying Hunter ...