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ETF assets to surpass hedge funds in 12-18 months

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014

... Antoinette Elias said. "The European market is comparatively sophisticated, but geographically fragmented and carries a heavy regulatory burden. The rapid development of Asian ETF markets suggests that they could leapfrog ahead of Europe in the future." ...

Market Wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014

The Australian sharemarket has bounced back slightly after Tuesday's heavy losses. On Tuesday local stocks suffered their heaviest losses since August after nervous investors reacted to a sharp fall in US manufacturing activity growth. Options Xpress ...

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AAP | MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014

... sell-off this week. Tokyo fell 0.62 per cent, giving up earlier gains. The Nikkei dropped 92.53 points to 14,914.53, extending heavy losses suffered on Thursday. Sydney ended flat, edging up 1.9 points to 5,190.0 and Wellington added 0.51 per cent, or ...

FoFA reforms put professional standards at risk: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014

... conflicted remuneration reforms as the industry has been "screaming out for a lift of the standards." "It was Labor who did the heavy lifting, who lifted the standards of the financial services industry...I would expect the industry will see these changes ...

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AAP | WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014

... points. The euro was at $US1.3663 from $US1.3670 late on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed after suffering a heavy sell-off in the previous session, with traders still nervous over emerging economies as they await the Federal Reserve's next ...

Equity returns hinge on corporate spending

STAFF WRITER | TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014

LGS carbon screening possible, but not imminent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013

... medium to large super funds looking to build affordable, divers portfolios claim they have little option but to invest in heavy carbon emitters. "We're invested in today's economy, and today's economy is dependent on carbon," Hartnett said. Part of this ...

Market Wrap

AAP | FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013

The Australian share market is slightly weaker amid few offshore leads with the US closed for the Thanksgiving public holiday. The local market's relatively flat open continues a trend of recent weeks. However, the market has fallen more than 1.5 per ...

Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013

... firms in particular who really don't get it," he said. "They're taking a very adversarial position, they're coming in very heavy handed, and taking a prosecution-defence position right from the beginning." He said this was completely unnecessary because ...

CIO exit forces Bedlam closure

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013

... better." At that time three of its six funds, accounting for just 2% of total FUM were closed and the group embarked on a heavy marketing program, including four promotional trips to the US and one to Australia. McCallum told Financial Standard when ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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