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Advisers confirm SMSF appetite for LICs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors are showing an appetite for listed investment companies (LICs) according to a new adviser survey. A survey of 30 advisers who attended a recent Perpetual roadshow, revealed that that 57% believe the growth of ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the latest in the active versus passive debate as a trend towards investment in index strategies takes hold. Mark Smith considers whether the jig is up for active fund managers in this issue's feature. ...

Libertas FP to offer SMA portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
Independent firm Libertas Financial Planning has added Bellmont Securities separately managed accounts (SMA) to its approved product list. The offering includes the Bellmont Core Equities Portfolio, which is a blue-chip equities portfolio, giving investors ...

Sally Loane new CEO of the Financial Services Council

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
Former journalist Sally Loane has been appointed chief executive officer of the Financial Services Council (FSC) effective 8 December to replace the outgoing current chief executive John Brogden. Brogden is leaving to take up the role of chief executive ...

Scale not what it used to be

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
The SelectingSuper awards shortlist for 2014 shows that scale isn't the factor it once was. The 2014 SelectingSuper awards are on again next week in Melbourne and an analysis of the shortlisted finalists shows that boutique and mid-sized funds make ...

Retail MySuper transition too slow: ISA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
Less than half of retail workplace default account balances have been transferred across into MySuper products, raising concerns the slow retail MySuper transition is costing retail super fund members hundreds of millions of dollars in extra fees. Rainmaker ...

Franklin Templeton appoints institutional sales manager

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia has appointed an institutional sales investment manager that will focus on the firm's relationships with institutional investors in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia. James Savage will be reporting ...

Winners of advice research grants revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
The Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) has awarded the 2015 FPEC academic research grants to academics from Deakin University and the University of Western Sydney (UWS). Recipients of the grants will be awarded $5,000 each to support the research ...

AMP debt fund beats target with US$1.1 billion final close

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
More than 50 investors from eight countries have invested in AMP Capital's Infrastructure Debt Fund II (IDF II), which completed its final close, raising US$1.1 billion during its fundraising period. Investors came from countries including the US, the ...

Henderson appoints emerging markets portfolio manager

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
Henderson Global Investors has hired former First State portfolio manager Glen Finegan as head of emerging market equities. Starting on 5 January 2015, he will report to the company' head of equities Graham Kitchen and have responsibility for managing ...