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Standard Life makes two senior appointments

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... nationally which will further strengthen our presence and support to the adviser market." Standard Life Investments have been active in the Australasian market for more than five years where investor-demand has grown for actively managed investment solutions ...

Market Vectors ETFs to rebrand

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... solid foundation," Neiron said. As of 31 January 2016, VanEck managed approximately $36.3 billion in assets, including active funds, ETFs and institutional accounts.

Ausbil wins industry fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... prominent industry super fund. Prime Super has tasked the fund manager with managing $100 million through its Australian Active Equity Strategy. Managed by chief executive officer Paul Xiradis and his team, the strategy is a large cap, long-only Australian ...

ASIC reduces ban on director of fabricated fund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... banned Duncan from providing financial services after an investigation found he had made misleading claims on the on the Active Capital Managers (ACM) website in relation to 'Exalt Managed Futures Fund', of whom Duncan was the sole director. ASIC was ...

Statewide Super and Financial Synergy announce new partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Superannuation administrator and software provider Financial Synergy has created a new managed services division, signing industry fund Statewide Super as its first client. The new division allows Financial Synergy to launch its software-as-a-service ...

Aussie agtech the focus for US fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
A California-based venture capital firm has announced it is fundraising in Australia as part of a final closing for its US$150 million fund investing in agriculture technology. The Finistere Ventures II fund is targeting Australian institutional investors ...

SSGA restructure sees distribution head depart

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... SSGA in 2011 and was responsible for institutional and retail investment solutions, covering ETFs, absolute return and active and passive fixed income. Prior to that, he held roles at BT Investment Management and American Express Asset Management. His ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) report shows that the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- ...

Super's objective needs to get personal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... Age Pension." WSSA chief executive Douglas Latto said there needs to be a method of engaging working Australians to be active rather than passive participants in securing their financial security in retirement. Latto said the more personal primary objective ...

SMSFs turn to commercial property for income yield

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
The success of Charter Hall Direct's unlisted commercial office fund with self-managed super fund investors suggests a growing interest in commercial property in the sector. Discussing the Charter Hall Direct Office Fund (DOF)'s 50% acquisiton of 100 ...