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Equity benchmarks too risky amid volatility: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... search in these names over the coming months." With the financial and mining sectors accounting for almost half of the S&P/ASX 300 Index, they warned these sectors could dampen returns for investors whose portfolios are built around benchmarks. "The ...

Australian ethical investing continues rise

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Interest in ethical investment is shaping to continue its rise during 2016 following the latest inflow figures from ASX-listed wealth manager Australian Ethical. Australian Ethical increased its funds under management (FUM) by 13% to more than $1.4 ...

ETFs benefit from market volatility: SSGA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... the oldest and largest ETF in Australia, STW, which gives investors indirect ownership in the largest 200 companies on the ASX in a single trade. "During times of market uncertainty many investors want (or need) to remain invested in the sharemarket ...

Bell Financial Group posts strong result

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... exceed $22 million, underpinned by strong equity capital markets performance throughout the year. In an announcement on the ASX, Bell said all business divisions were profitable, with most exhibiting strong revenue and profit growth. Revenues in the ...

Macquarie makes bid for listed property portal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
Macquarie has made a bid to acquire Onthehouse, a popular online real estate research portal listed on the ASX. The bid would see the banking group (via subsidiary PIQ1) and 77VSV acquire 100% of Onthehouse capital at $0.755 per share. Because two Onthehouse ...

New role for IOOF executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
... area as a driver of future growth for IOOF." Meanwhile on Tuesday it was announced to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that IOOF chief executive Chris Kelaher has sold more than $17 million of IOOF shares. He still holds about $30 million in ...

Financial services among top taxpayers

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... total income. This was followed by Platinum Asset Management (22.3%), the Future Fund Investment Company No.2 (19.5), and ASX (19.4). Also of note were Magellan Financial Group (18.3%) and Schroder Australia (17.5). Financial services firms were scattered ...

SSGA cuts fees on SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), has cut the fee on its SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund from 0.286% per annum to 0.19% per annum. The fund, which has the ASX ticker code STW, was the first ETF listed in Australia. With $3.1 billion in assets under management ...

Magellan prepping ASX-quoted version of infra fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
Magellan Asset Management is replicating the structure of its innovative ASX-quoted managed fund for its global listed infrastructure fund. The move, expected to be completed in the first half of 2016, follows the success of the listed Magellan Global ...

ASIC bans former Macquarie adviser for market manipulation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... actually traded. "This was likely to have the effect of creating an artificial price for trading in the affected MINIs on ASX." Credit Suisse no longer issues MINIs, having ceased in October 2013.