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SMSFs to access Berkshire Hathaway from Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... equities markets in China and India, US real estate and many others. Applications for the Series 14 - Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B Shares (BRK/B) will close on 29 July.

FEATURE: Beyond Beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... is not, rather than by what it actually is. Investors refer to smart beta to describe an index fund that tracks an asset class in any way that is not the traditional market cap weighted methodology. Everything else about the term smart beta seems problematic. ...

AustralianSuper posts double digit returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
AustralianSuper's balanced investment option recorded its third year of double digit returns during 2014-15, reflecting the benefits of an increased focus on active and internal management of assets. After taxes and fees the AustralianSuper balanced ...

Australian Ethical to list on mFunds platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Australian Ethical Investment has lowered the minimum investment amount for its retail funds and will soon list many of its products on the ASX mFunds A platform. Among a raft of changes, Australian Ethical has also expanded its product suite by launching ...

Boutique to manage $150m for NZ Super

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... manage the active New Zealand equities mandate on behalf of NZ Super, which currently has $1 billion allocated to the asset class. NZ Super chief investment officer, Matt Whineray, said that the fund uses a combination of external managers alongside ...

Standard Life adds to multi asset team

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
Standard Life Investments has appointed former BNP Paribas global head of equity and derivatives as investment director for its multi asset investment team. Gerry Fowler will be based in Edinburgh and will join a 57 strong team providing investment ...

mFund doubles size in 6 months

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... "Advisers and investors are starting to recognise the diversification benefits and comparative return of the global credit asset class," Quin said. He explained that "global high yield bonds in particular are extremely popular in many overseas markets ...

Super funds battle with customer interfaces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... which recently invested in an innovation lab with dedicated resources "to facilitate the development and delivery of world class experiences." Speaking at an executive roundtable hosted by Bravura Solutions, Colonial First State head of customer marketing ...

Van Eck lists gold miners ETF on ASX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
Van Eck Global will list the world's largest gold exchange traded fund (ETF) in the ASX so investors can access global gold mining companies of all sizes. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is a diversified portfolio of global gold equities that ...

TCorp becomes $70bn investment giant

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... superior risk-adjusted investment returns. "Combined with our existing high-calibre investment team, we will develop a first-class investment management model for NSW public funds," he said. "We have worked closely with State Super and SRWS over the ...