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Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... demonstrated through this process, and we're excited about the future of Pengana Capital Group. Our intention is to deliver best-in-class investment strategies with a focus on sustainable wealth creation and stability."

ETP demand grows, fees stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
Exchange traded products are charging fees disproportionately to the dramatic growth in assets and number of products available, according to Rainmaker data. Between March 2013 and 2017, ETP funds under management quadrupled from $7.2 billion to $27.2 ...

DomaCom chasing Federal Court exemption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... property delivers," DomaCom chief executive Arthur Naoumidis said. "Residential property can be used as an anchor asset class for the superannuation portfolios of Generation X and Y investors which can then expand to other asset classes later in life. ...

Fintech success insignificant so far: Fahy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
So far fintech has largely been operating in the 'toy domain', with the industry yet to be disrupted in any meaningful way. Drawing a comparison to the biotech sector, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said ...

Hassle-free housing investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... the lack of real estate investment trusts (REITs) for residential property in Australia. "It's Australia's favourite asset class and yet it's largely inaccessible, so the ability to have any kind of diversified strategy including residential property ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
Funds management fees have fallen globally across several asset classes amid rising competition from cheaper products and greater scrutiny by investors looking to cut costs. The latest bfinance report examines the fees of more than 160 money managers ...

HESTA appoints new insurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
HESTA is joining the list of industry superannuation funds to move away from CommInsure as its group insurer. As part of a regular review of its insurance arrangements, the $39 billion industry fund announced it will appoint AIA Australia as its insurer ...

Bringing funds management to the masses

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
The Financial Services Council is aiming to make Australia's funds management industry more palatable to younger everyday consumers, arguing that investing in a managed fund is easier than buying a house. The FSC's Value of Professional Funds Management ...

SMSF associations announce merger

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... superannuation reforms - not 4% the government underestimated in last year's budget. A new report from SMSF software company Class found Baby Boomers aged 49 and over will be the hardest hit as they make on average $34,100 in annual concessional contributions ...

Moody's downgraded and upgraded China's ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." This is one of the immortal quotes from the 1939 classic movie, "Gone With the Wind" and, it appears, the same words China's financial markets gave to Moody's Investors Service when it downgraded China's long-term ...