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Quest for lower volatility spurs new Aus EM fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
Capital International has launched an Australian fund version of its Emerging Markets Total Opportunities strategy, aimed at capturing growth while dampening volatility. The objective-based strategy focuses on investing in a range of traded securities ...

APRA releases reporting consultation

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
Reporting requirements for superannuation funds would be changed for the first time since 2004 under proposed revisions released in an APRA consultation paper, which includes 31 draft reporting forms and instructions. Information about each trustee ...

CBA proffers Storm settlement

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
More money is available for victims of the Storm Financial collapse, after the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and ASIC reached a settlement agreement. Up to $136 million will be offered as compensation for losses suffered by CBA customers who ...

Big Ben brings in the heavy guns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
There's no mistaking the jubilation in financial markets after our 'bestie' forever, Ben gave them what they expected... and then some. Moving on up. The S&P 500 and the Dow lifted by 1.6% overnight -- bringing the respective index levels just 6.7% ...

Defensive investors may have traded risks

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
Australian investors may have traded equity risk for interest rate risk, by switching into cash, said Doug Turek, managing director, Professional Wealth. "When people jump from growth to defensive, they place their savings in the hands of central banks," ...

Altius: Role of fixed interest hazy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
Australian investors do not fully understand the role and benefits of fixed interest in a portfolio because of the statistical and complex nature of this asset class, according to an industry expert. There is increasing evidence that many investors ...

Adelaide adviser facing sentence

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
Former Adelaide adviser Robert Owen Bean has appeared in court on 52 charges of engaging in dishonest conduct including accusations of misappropriating over $3.1 million of client funds. In May 2011, the corporate watchdog permanently banned Bean from ...

Catch-all 'Alternative' label useless: Pengana

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
Increasing allocations to alternatives warrants a more meaningful classification over what comprises the sector, according to Pengana Capital. Russell Pillemer, Pengana Capital CEO, said when "alternative" allocations were small, reference to the ubiquitous ...

Mercer Super Trust focuses on mobile

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
Mercer Super Trust plans to launch a mobile site by the end of the year, and move to an app environment for members in 2013. The move follows member research from June this year which found that 40% of people surveyed rated access to super information ...

Banking by video to drive loyalty: Telstra

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
The bank of the future will be driven by video interaction, including local branch video calling, accessing experts on demand online and interactive videos on financial topics, according to new research from Telstra Enterprise & Government. Telstra's ...