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FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... financial advice organisations or industry super funds. By February, the debate became so heated that it made its way into mainstream media, bringing financial advice under the spotlight. In March, Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos was forced to step ...

Financial Standard unveils Digital Dozen in social media

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... to share information or connect with clients on a more personal level. Dunkerley said, "As the use of social becomes mainstream, it is becoming clear that those who enjoy the most success are those who continue to employ the fundamentals; they approach ...

Future Fund reaches $104bn, earns 14pct

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... allocation, international equities 34%, listed property 6%, debt securities 11%, cash 10% with other alternative and non-mainstream assets accounting for the remaining 31%. The high international equities and alternatives weighting reflect its objectives ...

Fraser and Hewson support ANU's right to divest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... signatories were either private investors or investment professionals from the ethical investment sector. Very few large, mainstream superannuation funds or fund managers signed.

Demand for alternatives sees Blue Sky profits rise

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported a 60% increase in after tax profit of $6.24 million for the full year to 30 June. The alternatives fund manager's revenue grew 69% from $14.2 million to $24.0 million. The company will pay a fully franked ...

Research group launches adviser rating app

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... clients. Members will need to have a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 50 of more, which would equal to an 'excellent' rating. Mainstream brands tend to rate a lot lower than that, with Optus achieving an NPS of minus 8, Telstra minus 13 and commercial airlines' ...

Australian Ethical launches country's first ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... ethical fixed interest assets can - for the first time - have access to a managed fund that aims to match or better the mainstream index via Australian Ethical's Fixed Interest Trust (AEFI Trust)," Australian Ethical chief investment officer David Macri ...

IOOF launches defensive equity portfolio

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... Australian direct equities mandate. "Many managers feed defensive equities into their balanced portfolios as part of their mainstream Australian equity exposure irrespective of the risk profile of the different balanced portfolios," Farmer said. "IOOF ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... houses lose momentum in this field. "It may be that some broking houses have ESG considerations firmly embedded in their mainstream research process and therefore these have not qualified as ESG research pieces or it may signal a lack of commitment to ...

Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... Titchkosky said: "We are delighted with the rating upgrade and the recognition of Western Asset's competitive strengths as a mainstream fixed income manager. We are receiving increased interest in the Western Asset story from clients, and we are pleased ...