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Australia bottom of the class for portfolio disclosure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
Australia has come dead last in a study of portfolio disclosure standards across 29 countries. The Morningstar Global Fund Investor Experience Report assesses managed fund investor experiences in 25 countries (expanded to 29 for the published article) ...

Bennelong appoints insto distribution director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... contemporary business development and client engagement model, ultimately being recognised for excellence in delivering best in class, high alpha investment managers and products," said Aitken. Durance's appointment follows on from Bennelong's joint ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Australia's retirees and those approaching retirement must fight harder than ever to protect their wealth. As rates fall and global growth slows, some are turning to riskier investments to preserve and guarantee their income in this unpredictable environment. ...

Australia underperforms as China slows down: Russell

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
Australia's 'triple treat' of a resilient domestic share market, a strong domestic currency and a solid property market is crumbling as the Australian dollar falls and China growth slows. The latest edition of the Russell Investments/ASX Long-term Investing ...

AustralianSuper backs CFA Code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
AustralianSuper believes the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct underpins the minimum standards within the super fund's investment agreements. As the discussion continues about lifting the professional, ethical ...

Henderson scores $2.6bn in mandates from Perennial buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... mandates, but it is not clear who will be managing them, as both Perennial Value and Perennial Growth focus on this asset class. IOOF refused to clarify, saying that the group does not comment on individual mandates, and Henderson had not responded at ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... to five per cent in consolidated passenger unit revenue, a key industry benchmark, citing lower-than-expected US business class sales. Oil-services stocks surged as US oil prices finished above $61 a barrel, the highest level all year. Halliburton rose ...

Van Eck launches small cap ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... Market Vectors Australia Small-Cap Dividend Payers Index, which exclusively selects dividend paying companies in the asset class and seeks to reduce risk by focusing on only the most liquid stocks. The index has outperformed the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ...

World's largest sovereign wealth fund divests coal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Norway's Parliament has voted to divest further coal holdings from the country's US$882 billion sovereign wealth fund. Specifically, the country's finance committee will sell ownership in companies with more than a 30% stake in coal-related business. ...

InvestSense launches asset allocation guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A new investment guide aimed at giving advisers insight into expected levels of risk and return within different assets classes has been launched by portfolio construction and consulting firm, InvestSense. InvestSense, which was spun out from ailing ...