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Hedge fund returns down 10% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
Top hedge funds in Australia averaged 15.6% returns in 2014, but the overall sector delivered 10% less than the previous year. This is according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) 2014 hedge funds survey, which examined 27 ...

IOOF advice firm jumps ship to Fitzpatricks

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
An advice firm licensed under IOOF-owned Lonsdale has changed dealer groups and moved to non-aligned Fitzpatricks Private Wealth. Hobart-based Main Street Financial Solutions is licensed under Fitzpatricks starting July 1, 2015, principal Charles Badenach ...

A sobering lesson from a social move gone wrong

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
The sacking of a financial adviser after he posted anti-Semitic comments on Twitter shows how social media can make or break an adviser's reputation - and career. Verante Financial Planning director Liam Shorte and his employees follow a strict social ...

Eslake consultancy up and running after leaving BoA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
Economist Saul Eslake is "pleasantly surprised" at the amount of work that he has been asked to do through his consultancy firm only weeks after leaving Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML). Speaking to Financial Standard, Eslake said that over the ...

CommInsure annuities listed on CFS wrap platforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
CommInsure annuities are now available via the FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms as the provider aims to bring them to the broader consumer market. The move, which was revealed by Colonial First State in May, allows advisers to combine more than one ...

Instos overconfident on drawdown risks

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
Institutional investors might be too confident that their downside protection strategies can cope with market drawdowns. A recent report by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) found investors largely rely on a small number of downside protection strategies ...

Suncorp Life boss to step down

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Suncorp Life's chief executive will step down from his role on September 30 after seven years at the helm of the group's insurance business. Suncorp Life chief executive, Geoff Summerhayes, will remain with the group in an advisory position until January ...

China local bonds to shake up EM credit

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
The emergence of Chinese local government bonds will change the shape of emerging markets' credit landscape, BlackRock head of Asian Credit Neeraj Seth said. "We are still in the early stages in terms of development of the local government bonds," Seth ...

Wilson to raise $550m for philanthropic LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Wilson Asset Management chairman Geoff Wilson wants to raise $550 million for a philanthropic listed fund, the largest float for a listed investment company (LIC) in Australia. The Future Generation Global Investment Company Limited (FGG) will have ...

Advisers waiting on the sidelines with smart beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Smart beta strategies are gaining popularity among investors, but financial advisers are exercising caution and waiting for the market to develop further in Australia. Financial Keys principal, Mark Causer, told Financial Standard that he tends to recommend ...