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US regulator lifts hedge fund advertising ban

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The US regulator has lifted a ban, allowing hedge funds to advertise to the general public for the first time in 80 years. The ban was intended to protect unsophisticated investors from high risk, illiquid investment pools. The Securities and Exchange ...

Mirvac sells 50% stake in Sydney CBD office to AMP

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF) has bought a 50% stake in the land and development of 200 George Street, in Sydney CBD from Mirvac Group (Mirvac). The AMP Capital fund has paid Mirvac $317 million for the 50% interest in the Sydney city centre ...

Advisers saturate HNW space

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
An increasing number of advisers are turning their attention to servicing high net worth (HNW) clients, a market that is fast becoming overcrowded according to Harris Fraser managing partner Marc Geary "It has been harder and harder to service the HNW ...

Still in Goldilocks land

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... taking the pedal off the metal is not the same as slamming on the brakes (stopping QE altogether) and/or going into reverse gear (raising interest rates). Markets are sure forward looking eh? But they could be looking so far, far ahead that they're being ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF REPORTER  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
In the new edition of Financial Standard, we look at how banks and funds managers are shifting gear on technology spend and profile Frontier Advisors chief executive Damian Moloney You can read them on your iPad by downloading Financial Standard iPadA(C) ...

Banks shift gears on technology spend

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
After years of technology investment focused on developing infrastructure, banks and fund managers are pinning their hopes on better customer-centric IT solutions to gain market share. "Technology is going to be paramount for this industry," Colonial ...

No growth in managed funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
Managed funds are still languishing according to official figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS has just released figures detailing the $2 trillion managed investments sector and they confirm that while superannuation ...

BT upgrades Asgard and BT Wrap ahead of FoFA

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
BT Financial Group has updated its Wrap Desktop and AdviserNET to assist advisers prepare for their Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) obligations. "Advisers now have administrative support for most of their obligations around fee disclosure statements ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Australian stocks are firmer at noon, with the banks and miners leading the broader market higher. The local market opened the new trading week up about 0.75 per cent and extended gains through the morning, as investors took their cues from a positive ...

ASIC raises red flag on capital protected products

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has zeroed in on the labelling of unlisted retail structured products that are being promoted as having "capital protection" or a "capital guarantee". An ASIC report noted that these are complex ...