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Asset owners throwing money away in hidden fees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
There are as many as 160 ways asset owners are likely to unnecessarily lose money to hidden costs. But the good news is they can be uncovered and eliminated. That's according to Novarca, a consultancy specialising in what it calls 'cost pattern analysis.' ...

Boutique corporate super realigns following MySuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
MySuper may be triggering a readjustment in the corporate platform market as fund groups that have elected not to pursue MySuper authorisation shift their focus away from corporate default products toward select and personal products. The findings are ...

VicSuper awards $100M absolute return mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
VicSuper has awarded a $100 million mandate to a global fixed interest manager as part of its alternatives strategy. The mandate was awarded to Payden & Rygel (P&R) absolute return strategy, which aims to generate returns of 2% above the 3 month AFMA ...

CFSGAM completes fundraising for European infrastructure fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has closed the European Diversified Infrastructure Fund (EDIF) after successfully achieving its fundraising objective of $2.9billion. The fifth and final round of fundraising saw the fund draw in ...

Gen Y saving habits reveal advice opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
Generation Y is the market segment most likely to say it has saved more in the last 12 months, but also the group most likely to find dealing with money stressful, new research from Rabobank shows. According to the RaboDirect Financial Health Barometer ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed ETF for US equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
BetaShares has launched a US equities exchange traded fund (ETF) that will trade on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The fund is the first of its kind in Australia and it aims to provide an investment return that tracks the performance of the ...

Standard Life global bond fund gets recommended rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
The Standard Life Investments Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies Trust (ARGBS) has been awarded its first rating by research house Lonsec. Lonsec rated the product 'recommended' and highlighted the fund's experienced team and strong risk management ...

FPA deal with Cbus sparks super fund interest

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has received expressions of interest from several superannuation funds keen on striking referral deals similar to those signed with Cbus and Sunsuper. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial Standard ...

Advisers help construction workers build their wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
The end of the mining boom has sparked the need for construction workers to seek financial advice to build their wealth, with a number of financial planning firms already targeting them. "We're talking about people who are really busy all the time ...

Super Mario delivers huge stimulus package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
"I've got sunshine on a cloudy day... I guess you'd say What can make me feel this way?" Mario, Mario, Mario Talkin' 'bout Q-E Q-E. Yes Virginia, he did it. Super Mario brought sunshine to the financial markets on this, a cold and cloudy Frankfurt day. ...