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Social media, an investment tool in times of turmoil

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... monitor market sentiment almost instantly. When US-based finance social media platform StockTwits recently reached 300,000 active users, analysts considered that the information shared there reflected accurately enough the joys and fears of investors ...

K2 to list managed fund on the ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
K2 Asset Management will list a version of its actively managed K2 Global Equities Fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The fund invests in globally listed equities, focusing on high quality stocks. The strategy is actively managed, index ...

Boutique managers consistently outperform: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Active boutique fund managers have consistently outperformed both non-boutique peers and indices over the past 20 years, global research found. US-based Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) study The boutique premium found that over the last two decades ...

Employers given October SuperStream deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... Authority (APRA), RegistrableA Superannuation Entities (RSE) were told that after October 31, 2015, the ATO will apply "a more active compliance approach". Initially this compliance approach will focus on systemic issues affecting the implementation ...

Ghost fund flogger banned

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... providing financial services for four years for promoting a fund that did not exist. Paul Duncan was the sole director of Active Capital Managers, which advertised on its website an Exalt Managed Futures Fund, issued by manager Exalt Global Fund. The ...

Energy Super awards $400m equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... deliver long-term investment performance. "This mandate is a clear signal to the investment community that high quality active Australian equities managers will continue to be trusted to strengthen returns for members," White said. " Australian super ...

Banned for taking $4m from SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
A Gold Coast businessman has been banned from the financial services industry for taking $4 million from self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors to fund his own real estate investments. The Federal Court in Brisbane banned Craig Gore permanently and ...

BlackRock hires mark entry to fundamental equities

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... greatly from having a fundamental equities team alongside our domestic fixed income, multi-asset, property and scientific active equities businesses."

Fight profit shifting, ACTU tells industry funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Union appointed industry super fund trustees should use their board influence to treat profit shifting by multi-national companies as a corporate governance issue and also promote infrastructure investment, delegates at the 2015 ACTU Congress were told ...

ANZ enters fast growing ETF market

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... Advice (FoFA) where advisers don't receive commissions for investments. At the same time, investors become more aware of active investment. "The implementation of FoFA has created a more level playing field for ETFs, advisers won't be looking only at ...