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Perennial chief executive steps down

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... operations at Invesco. He has close to 30 years' experience in the financial services industry. Perennial is a specialist, active investment management firm. Formed in 1999 through a joint venture between senior investment professionals and IOOF, Perennial ...

Getting ideas across to SMSFs the first battle: AMP

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... positive number that I am always trying to meet." He said the anti-fee 'crusade' makes more sense in the passive versus active equities debate. Currently 13% of funds under management in AMP Capital's CIF come from SMSFs, but Lucas said this figure more ...

Blue Sky raises $60.4 million for first listed alternatives fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has raised $60.4 million in the initial public offering of shares in its Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited (Alternatives Fund). The new Listed Investment Company (LIC), set to debut on the Australian Securities ...

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... get an additional $150 million from the federal coffers. The measure is bound to increase the impetus for states already active in this area, like New South Wales and Queensland, to privatise brownfield assets. It will also serve as an incentive to get ...

Investors return to active global equities managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Active managers in the global equities space are back in favour following an extended period of outflows, according to Fidelity portfolio manager Amit Lodha. Between 2008 and 2012, active global equity funds saw net outflows of US$825 billion (A$870 ...

PROFILE: Invesco CEO Martin Franc

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... the international equities dealing desk at BT (then Bankers' Trust) back in the days when the firm was managing all the active money for its global clients out of its Sydney headquarters. Following the collapse of Barings Bank in the UK, Franc was handpicked ...

Dynamic approach key to low volatility investing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... investors turning to low volatility equity strategies to help manage risk in their portfolios must be prepared to take a very active and flexible approach, leading proponents of the strategy have warned. Low volatility equity investing has risen in popularity ...

Budget cuts force ASIC to axe surveillance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... million over the same period. Medcraft initially stated that "for obvious reasons" ASIC would not identify the areas in which active surveillance would stop, but gave "some examples." He said that proactive surveillance would be reduced in the deposit ...

Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... the investor, Lonsec also describes the Trust's 0.394% p.a. management fee as "attractive in comparison to the broader active peer group". Legg Mason Australia head of sales Beau Titchkosky said: "We are delighted with the rating upgrade and the recognition ...

ASIC budget cuts send the wrong message: Greens

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... courage to be a whistle blower, this sends to wrong message to would-be criminals," Whish-Wilson said. "Deterrence from pro-active surveillance and swift strong responses are critical in reducing white collar crime," he added. The Senator questioned ...