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AllianceBernstein adds Global High Income Fund

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
The AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (GHI) has been added to the netwealth platform. GHI, which has 16 year track record in offshore markets, uses a global, multi-sector approach which aims to capitalise on investment opportunities, portfolio ...

Advice firm chooses MDAs over platforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
Melbourne advice firm Moran Howlett Financial Planning will transfer the majority of its funds under advice from traditional platforms onto a managed discretionary account (MDA) structure. The firm has about 350 clients and $160 million in assets under ...

Low rates force banks to change term deposit strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... compensated the losses with a spike of 375,000 new clients in bonus interest or reward accounts. ANZ also made up term deposit losses with gains in all three other products, as did the NAB. Westpac had big gains in bonus interest and reward saver accounts ...

Treasury consults on unclaimed monies time window

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Treasury has issued a discussion paper announcing a review into the period before which monies held in inactive bank accounts and life insurance policies are transferred to the government. In releasing the discussion paper this week, Finance minister ...

AMG Universal Super rebrands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
Superannuation investment platform AMG Universal Super has announced it will rebrand, becoming simply 'AMG Super'. The rebrand, which will come into effect on 1 June 2014, includes a new logo and website. AMG Super general manager Alan Hegerty said ...

AMP gives SMSFs access to property and corporate bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
AMP Capital has launched two funds targeting self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors who want to access asset classes that require a large capital outlay. The AMP Capital Wholesale Australian Property Fund and the AMP Capital Corporate Bond Fund are ...

OneVue pitches Managed Accounts to industry funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
Managed account provider OneVue is pitching its services to industry super funds that may be looking to add low cost platform functionality in an effort to meet the investment needs of high-end fund members who may otherwise be tempted to set up their ...

Defence Bank unveils pension product

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
The Defence Bank has launched a new product designed for members in either the accumulation or the retirement stage of life. Defence Bank Super is a "Tier 1" product, meaning members can get information about it from one of the Defence Bank's retail ...

Cbus to launch 'self-managed' product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
Industry fund Cbus will launch a member direct investment (MDI) option in mid-2014, following the lead of a number of other industry funds seeking to stem the flow to self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Referring to the new option as a 'self-managed product' ...

SMSFs still under-invested in global shares

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors continue to overlook the diversification and growth benefits of investing in overseas shares, according to Insync head of research Marcus Tuck. While allocations have increased slightly, the latest figures for ...