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Advice industry faces insurance quandary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... combination of revenue and specific products offered by an adviser, providing a wide range of services (or specialist, less 'mainstream' investment advice) can become very expensive for independent practices. My Dealer Services business manager Alex ...

Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... added, and noted that while many investment savvy advisers are aware of the opportunities in India, the trend is not mainstream. "Australian investors have a strong home bias and we would prefer to offer something broader, rather than a country-specific ...

Blue Sky to raise $20m for alternatives fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... to alternatives as value in traditional asset classes becomes increasingly hard to find. "Alternatives are becoming mainstream, they are the fastest growing asset class in Australia. The market is starting to understand the benefits of diversification ...

FEATURE: How ETFs are changing adviser asset allocation thinking

LAURA MILLAN, ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... investors seek more nuanced solutions. "The evolution generally starts off with ETFs being issued around recognised mainstream benchmark indices," he says, "whether it's bonds or equities or domestic or international, and then you see through time there's ...

Blue Sky reports $2.6 million profit

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... infrastructure, private real estate and real assets are increasing," Sowerby said. "Alternative assets are becoming mainstream and we are uniquely positioned in the Australian investment community to participate in this trend."

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 ...