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Managed accounts set for an overhaul

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... accounts platform." Meanwhile, the Institute of Managed Accounts Provider (IMAP) said the paper recognises that MDAs are a mainstream product. "This will result in an excellent outcome for investors and MDA providers alike," IMAP chair Toby Potter sa ...

EM corp bonds better than US: CFSGAM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... low yields in the developed world have converged to make emerging market debt an increasingly popular investment for mainstream investors in recent years. Williamson says that there are a number of factors helping the metrics for emerging market debt ...

MainstreamBPO partners with DomaCom

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... executive Arthur Naoumidis said the agreement 'completes the operational jigsaw' as it prepares to launch a new platform. "Mainstream operate on best of breed software and provide back office services to a range of high end financial service organisations ...

Falling gold price a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... remain in recession in 2013, the price fall means the shiny metal could now well be undervalued. While gold is not a mainstream investment for superannuation funds in Australia, Laidler said ETF Securities institutional clients typically have around ...

Quality of Spain and Poland belies credit rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... already being applied to AXA's Responsible Investment funds and the investment manager is considering expanding it into mainstream funds. "The strength of our model is its flexibility, which allows us to propose different ways to integrate ESG criteria ...

Water fund recommended

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... Zenith has recommended the Blue Sky Water Fund, which trades physical water assets that it says are uncorrelated to mainstream investments. The Blue Sky Water Fund is an unlisted fund operating in the alternatives space which focuses on investing and ...

BTIM launches emerging market strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... strategy aims to satisfy growing demand for investments focused on high-growth markets as emerging market funds become a mainstream strategy. "With approximately $2.4 billion flowing into emerging markets over the last 3 years, emerging markets is now ...

Financial advisers raise bar in quest to succeed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... would be forced to resort to their negative perception of advisers, which is usually based on 'bad news' published in mainstream media. On the upside, advisers can use the white paper to challenge some of the misconceptions around advice, including who ...

QE3 will be different

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... criticism of the QE programs has been that they benefit the 1% who own the equity and they are in headwind for helping mainstream American households. "So what might have changed?" she asked. Howitt noted that if there is a risk - that's been the impact ...

BetaShares expands coverage

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... platforms (15%). "While there is still further work to be done by the industry, we expect to see ETFs become a core and mainstream building block for client portfolios in the future," said Corbett.