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Regal named best Australian hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... year - celebrate the achievements of exceptional managers while at the same time raising money for charity. Regal took the top gong but there were also sector and individual awards handed out. NWQ Capital Management won Best Investor Supporting Australian ...

Westpac tops S&P ESG index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Westpac has been determined the financial services industry leader in the S&P Dow Jones global sustainability benchmark. The S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices annual review, developed in partnership with RobecoSAM, showed that Westpac comfortably ...

Advisers need to control the finance food chain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... encouraged delegates to dismiss the traditional business structures that have hindered the financial advice industry. "At the top of the food chain has always been expensive investment management and we have had far too much focus on platforms. We haven't ...

Growth in super and investment FUMA stagnant

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... higher proportion of total assets held in fixed interest which delivered an average return of 4.7% over the same period. Of the top five retail and wholesale managers, NAB recorded a 1.0% decrease to $151.8 billion, AMP a 6.2% increase to $148.4, CBA ...

TH Real Estate buys stake in Myer store

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... investors. The global property investment specialist describes the store as the chain's "flagship location in one of the country's top CBD retail destinations." The nine storey property of just under 40,000 sq m was built in 1914 and fully refurbished ...

Legg Mason Brandywine fund gets top rating again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
The Legg Mason Brandywine Global Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust has been awarded a "Highly Recommended" rating by Lonsec for a third straight year. The rating coincides with the fund surpassing $500 million in assets under management in Australia ...

What to consider before opting for managed accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... Planning Craig Thwaites and Lonsec Investment Solutions chief investment officer Lukasz de Pourbaix, were asked to share their top three tips for advisers considering managed accounts. All agreed that knowing your own objectives and why you wanted to ...

Inappropriate advice drives disputes

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... retail funds the most common issues were failure to follow instructions/agreement (16%) and incorrect fees/costs (15%). The top issues for industry funds were failure to follow instructions/agreement (22%) and service quality (20%). The annual review ...

Top pension funds slide for first time since GFC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Total assets of the 300 largest pension funds worldwide fell for the first time since the beginning of the global financial crisis, according to Willis Towers Watson research. The P&I/Willis Towers Watson global 300 report shows that in 2015, total ...

Super CIOs say short-termism endemic

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... times. It can be quite short-term focused and you always get in a rush to go to press right after year-end to see who the top 10 in the past year is. It's really not the year-on-year we should be focused on, it is more than long-term achievement for ...