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Mercer tests the water of 'fair capitalism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
An exploration of systemic changes and 'fairer capitalism' is needed encourage longer term, more sustainable investment according to a recent Mercer paper. "The growing call for capitalism to be 'fairer' or 'more sustainable' is not going away. In fact ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
The Australian share market is set to open lower as forecasts of slower global economic growth caused falls on overseas markets. At 0755 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 22 points at 4,959. Wall Street and European ...

Midwinter puts planning software into the cloud

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Midwinter has integrated all its planning tools into the Advice Operating System (AdviceOS), software that planners can access from the cloud. The software is fully compliant with Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulations and includes client engagement ...

Government to update More Super calculator

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
The federal government plans to update the More Super calculator to take into account increases to the Super Guarantee (SG) which will come into effect on 1 July. The More Super calculator allows users to find out how much super they will have accumulated ...

VC funds outperform, punch above their weight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Venture capital accounts for only a tiny portion of Australia's investment market but contributes well above its weight to the economy, according to a report just released by the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. The report ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Nothing beats a three-day long weekend break to put things back into perspective it seems. Wall Streeters returned from the "Memorial Day" holiday with a bounce in their steps sending America's benchmark indices on a rebound. The Dow closed 0.7% up ...

Morphic global equities fund reaches $25m

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
The Morphic Asset Management Australian Global Equities Fund has gone from $5 million in assets under management to more than $25 million since inception in August, 2012. The fund achieved returns of 2.8% in April, 2013, but it underperformed the MSCI ...

UK to consider Australia model for small pension fund mergers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Support is gathering for the UK government to follow in Australia's footsteps and merge small local authority pension funds after Financial Times research revealed huge disparities in fees paid to fund managers. According to the UK broadsheet, some ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Australian stocks have opened weaker, with David Jones among the worst performers after the department store chain posted a decline in third quarter sales. The retailer's third quarter sales fell by 2.2 per cent from the same period last year to $399.8 ...

Paragem FUA reaches $1.9bn after new mergers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
Paragem Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL)'s funds under advice (FUA) has reached $1.9 billion after three practices joined the group between May and June 2013. The practices are all fee-based and look after more than $280 million FUA, which ...