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ANZ ready to fight ASIC over BBSW

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
ANZ has strongly rejected allegations of rate rigging by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The regulator last week launched its legal case against the bank in the Federal Court in Melbourne for market manipulation of the bank ...

New how-to guide for ESG reporting

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... those risks, but explain how they're managing them," Davidson said. "This is something ACSI has long been aware of, and active in, for many years. We've monitored the sustainability reporting of ASX100 companies since 2008, and the ASX200 since 2009. ...

BT multi asset fund gets top Lonsec rating

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Lonsec has upgraded the BT Active Balanced Wholesale Fund to 'Highly Recommended' - its highest possible rating. In its latest research report on the fund managed by Martyn Wild, Lonsec said the fund is "considered to be reasonably well resourced and ...

Plato appoints senior manager for Global Shares Fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... manager. He was responsible for managing ETFs, after tax mandates, smart beta and optimised portfolios. In London, he managed active strategies and a range of global indexed products. "We are very excited to have Daniel's global portfolio management ...

Charter Hall reports $143m profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... weighted average cap rate of 6.58%. Charter Hall's managing director and group chief executive David Harrison said: "The active growth and management of our Australian platform over the past six months has delivered a 9.5% increase in operating earnings ...

Folkestone A-REIT fund added to BT Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... and industrial, residential and real estate related social infrastructure assets. The fund's investment style follows an active management style coupled with a disciplined approach focusing on a top down/bottom-up process. Securities are selected on ...

Parametric launches liquid alternative strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
Parametric Portfolio Associates has added a new Liquid Alternative strategy to its suite of Volatility Risk Premium (VRP) strategies. The Parametric Liquid Alternative strategy is designed to give investors a diversifying risk premium that targets risk-adjusted ...

ETF revenue doubling every 18 months

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... One of the most successful ETPs in 2015 was the Magellan Global Equities (ASX code: MGE) which launched in March. It's an active managed fund (as opposed to an ETF following an index) and has come off the back of the success of Magellan unit trusts ...

New robo-advice business launches

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
BetaSmartz, a new robo-advice platform aimed at both institutional and retail investors, has launched today. The platform uses algorithms based on 60 years of academic research to create portfolios that equal the performance and sophistication of those ...

J.P. Morgan fund gets Lonsec nod

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... Built on the stock research of fundamental career analysts, the fund targets consistent positive excess returns at low active risk in a cost effective manner. The fund's portfolio manager, Piera Elisa Grassi, commented: "The fund is country and sector ...