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Perpetual reveals institutional, platform mandates

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
Perpetual's funds management business saw positive net inflows during the December quarter, with a number of its strategies receiving mandates from platforms and an institutional client. Perpetual did not reveal the names of the organisations that it ...

Hedge funds were top alternatives performers in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
Hedge funds accounted for over half of the asset growth across alternatives in 2014, despite their underwhelming performance during the past year, a Preqin report found. In 2014, hedge funds posted returns of 3.78%, which represents the lowest average ...

Praemium platform passes $3bn milestone

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
Praemium's global funds on platform reached $3.1 billion as at 31 December 2014 following a quarter of record inflows to the company's Australian and international separately managed account (SMA) platforms. Gross inflows for the December 2014 quarter ...

That other surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
There's no question about it... the Swiss National Bank's (SNB) surprise move was the biggest story in the financial markets last week. So huge that it eclipsed everything else. It eclipsed the plunging oil price and the dropping copper price -- the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower, following falls in metals and oil prices overnight. At 0650 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down five points at 5,260. Copper and oil futures closed lower, weighed ...

AMP recruits NAB executive to head product, strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
AMP has appointed a former NAB executive to the role of director of product, strategy and services, following an extensive search. NAB former general manager of retail wealth platforms Dean Thomas joins AMP today. The role was last held by Melinda Howes ...

APRA relaxes 'select' option data rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has reacted to industry pressure and watered down the data reporting requirements for super funds regarding 'select' investment options. Select investment options are non-MySuper investment options. ...

Super trustees must be vigilant about managers: Deloitte

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Superannuation trustees need to actively prioritise implemented asset consultants that add value, according to new research by Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants. Deloitte surveyed six major consultants over the five years to 30 June 2014, using the Vanguard ...

I'm with Bill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... classes." The World Bank cut its global growth outlook to 3.0% this year - revised from 3.2% in October, revised from 3.4% in June - from 2.6% in 2014, with risk tilted to the downside, eloquently summarised by its chief economist, Kaushik Basu, thus ...

Standard Life Inv launches global equity strategy

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015
Standard Life Investments has launched a Global Equity Unconstrained strategy. The fund is available to international investors, including Australian clients, through a SICAV structure. The SICAV fund (which is an acronym for sociA(C)tA(C) d'investissement ...