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MLC restructures Australian Share Fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... time, we think this will lead to more reliable returns for investors," he explained. The change marks a return to wholly active management of the fund. In February 2012, part of the fund was temporarily allocated to a passive manager, Vanguard Investments ...

SSgA names wholesale vice president

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... determine the most effective way to expand our institutional services and diverse range of investment solutions across active, passive, alternative and ETF strategies to the wholesale channel, he added.

Macquarie invests in mobile apps for advisers/brokers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... already received 10,000 downloads. These two apps join other mobile applications, Macquarie Access Mobile and Macquarie Life Active Body, which were launched in 2011. Tony Graham, head of Macquarie Adviser Services, said that advisers and mortgage brokers ...

ACT prohibits guns & smokes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... that the government would prefer to follow the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment which are based on active governance and shareholder engagement principles rather than negative screening, he said. The minority Labor government in the ...

Instreet launches alternative

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
Boutique investment manager, Instreet has launched the Instreet Link Alternative Manager DPA, a structured product that invests in a range of alternative investment strategies, actively managed by three global investment managers. The new product is ...

Advisers urged to discuss structured giving

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Philanthropy director of Opportunity International, Stephen Robertson has said the increase in advisers initiating the philanthropy conversation with high net worth clients is worthy of recognition. While the decision to give is ultimately the clients' ...

Vision Super issues shortfall liability notices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... million shortfall on a Vision Super defined benefit scheme. Each local authority's liability is determined on the number of active members they have in that part of the scheme. The consequence is that even if a local authority has a small number of current ...

ASIC calls for kill-switch

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
ASIC has called for brokers to have direct control over filters and automated controls to suspend HFT orders and/or systems in the wake of US trading firm Knight Capital's disaster earlier this month. "Recent events overseas are a reminder of the speed ...

Patron grows adviser numbers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... presence. "Thirdly and most importantly, we want to expand because advisers want to belong to a more personalised, pro-active dealer that operates for the adviser, not share holders. "We can provide this for them," he added. Hasib said the business is ...

Polarisation of super dubbed "shocking" by UK manager

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... officer of Dundas Global Investors said that looking from the outside as the UK moves towards a 'mini Australian' system with active opt-out, the division within Australian superannuation was a point of contention. "In a population of 23 million people ...