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Growing SMA use hits education barrier

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
Financial advisers are gradually increasing their use of separately managed accounts, with education forming a barrier to widespread uptake of the structure, new research has found. The 2011 Separately Managed Accounts Report found that while just 18% ...

Instos go direct as hedge funds industry moves

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... their allocations. HSBC has seen a lot of new hedge funds launched in the US this year and also in Asia Pacific, which accounts for around 10% of the worlds hedge fund AUM. Last week the bank launched its customised hedge fund and alternative solutions ...

US$50bn US manager lands in Sydney

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... equity strategies, high yield and local emerging market debt through a range of investment vehicles, including separate accounts, commingled funds and mutual funds. Artio said that it would bring "select offerings to the local institutional market" with ...

BT Wrap launches new tax and trading tools

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... Wrap will now offer "Minimum Gain" (Min Gain) as the new default sale allocation method for investment and accumulation accounts, meaning the parcel that will be sold first is the one that results in the lowest estimated taxable gain. In addition, BT ...

BNP Paribas return to defensive fixed income

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... and third party distributors. Retail investors can also access the fixed income capability through separately managed accounts, which will be invested in a portfolio of between 10 and 20 Australian fixed income and hybrid securities. Robert Harrison ...

Bravura wins Russell retail deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... products targeted at retail investors and SMSFs, giving advisers web functionality and real time access to their client's accounts. Russell said it had chosen Sonata for its ability to launch new products rapidly, streamline and improve business systems ...

Aust foreign finance subsidiaries worth $71b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... affiliates in New Zealand accounted for 26% of sales but 57% of total foreign affiliate profit. Conversely, while Hong Kong accounts for 9% of sales it makes up 11% of profit. The biggest disconnect was found for the US where they contribute just 0.3% ...

Westpac goes on attack against lost super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... by Rainmaker. Coombe said the effects of lost superannuation could also work against consumers if they have too many accounts because assuming they average five accounts the separate administration charges could amount to $48,000 in wasted fees by the ...

Bendigo Wealth expands, restructures with seven senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... will manage 15 business development managers covering up to 4000 independent brokers and advisers and about 1000 key accounts, she said. New manufacturing roles have also been created with Darryl Drown appointed senior manager of Bendigo Wealth Manufacturing ...

Asian private wealth tops Europe

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... only to North America. Globally, HNWIs swelled to a population of 10.9 million with US$42.7 trillion of wealth. The US accounts for 28.6% of the world's HNWIs, while Japan and Germany make up another 25%. There was a notable shift from cash deposits ...