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IOOF launches new adviser portal

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
IOOF has launched a new online portal for financial advisers using IOOF Employer Super, heralding improved features and superior functionality. The new IOOF online experience provides advisers and their support staff (when required) with fast access ...

Active winning out in down markets: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
Despite the rising prominence of passive strategies, active management remains a cornerstone of Australian investment. This is the key finding of new research from the 2016 MFS Active Management Sentiment report, conducted by CoreData based on a survey ...

Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Industry representative groups still can't agree on the best step forward for Australia's default superannuation system. The Productivity Commission is examining alternative models for placing Australians into default superannuation products and begins ...

Alphinity funds added to mFund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
Alphinity Investment Management has added three managed funds to the ASX's mFund offering. In a bid to increase retail investors' accessibility to Alphinity products, the investment manager has made available the Alphinity Australian Share Fund, the ...

Investors must look to dividend yield over growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
Exposure to higher dividend yield stocks can be beneficial to retiring investors seeking income, even at the expense of dividend growth, according to AXA Investment Managers. New research from the global asset manager discredits common misunderstandings ...

Eaton Vance acquires $16bn fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
Eaton Vance has agreed to acquire a US-based fund manager with US$12.3 billion ($16.2 billion) in assets under management. An indirect subsidiary of Ameritas Holding Company, Calvert Investment Management was formed in 1976 and has been a pioneer in ...

Food-related sector appetising for investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Terra Capital has launched a new small cap fund aimed at meeting investor demand for increased exposure to the food-related sector. The boutique investment manager has opened Terra New Horizons Fund for investments, with Australian-based seed developer ...

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
When superannuation funds structure a global equity investment mandate it is beneficial to manage the currency component externally, new research finds. A study released by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) implies super funds ...

Digital advice an economic problem

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
An industry consultant believes superannuation funds banking on superior technology solutions or digital advice programs to deliver a competitive advantage should rethink their strategy. Adviser Network chief executive Duncan McPherson said super funds ...

Northern Trust wins two NZ Super mandates

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Northern Trusts Asset Management has been handed two new factor investing mandates by The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. The mandates - each for NZ$300 million ($286 million) - will distribute funds Northern Trust already invests passively ...