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SMSFs: Who, what, where, when and how

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... determine what their role is going to be in the SMSF, with Smith saying it is often the case that an SMSF will have attracted a group comprising a lender, lawyer, accountant, real estate agent in addition to the adviser "Many of those business partners ...

Are ETFs really the next smartphones?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... investment vehicles have also evolved from original purposes and are challenging traditional investor mindsets. Speaking to a group of international media in London, Lake said if the global ETF industry continued its growth trajectory it would reach ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... said a lack of understanding was a reason for not investing. Fear of volatility (22%) was next on the list. Speaking to a group of international media in London on Wednesday, J.P. Morgan Asset Management head of Europe funds business Massimo Greco said ...

What do future asset managers look like?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... vision for the $120 trillion asset management industry, identifying a true north for its future direction. Speaking to a group of international media in London on Tuesday, Willcox said the true north for asset management is client outcomes. It is driven ...

Property manager acquires $645m portfolio

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
An ASX-listed property manager is set to acquire a $645 million portfolio of office buildings in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA) has entered into agreements with Hines Global REIT, in a transaction that swells parent ...

ASIC bans Spectrum Wealth adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... meet specific thresholds relating to lapsed policies. ASIC then analyses these reports as well as other data to identify a group of high-risk advisers. The resulting high-risk list is not in itself an assessment of poor quality advice, ASIC said, rather ...

MetLife scores group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
MetLife has won a group insurance mandate from an $8.8 billion superannuation fund. Tasplan appointed MetLife to deliver insurance offerings to its 145,000 members, replacing incumbent group insurer CommInsure. Tasplan chief operations officer Nick ...

Macquarie chiefs embroiled in German investigation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... financial services giant. The German authorities are investigating Macquarie Bank's alleged role in lending capital to a group of "independent" investment funds. The funds were trading shares around the dividend payment dates, strategy in which investors ...

MSCI launches tobacco exclusion indexes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
MSCI launched a series of market capitalisation weighted indexes excluding stocks involved in tobacco production. The new suite of indexes exclude all companies classified as producers of tobacco, and also excludes companies deriving 5% or more aggregate ...

Family office invests in absolute return fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
A Singapore-based family office is investing $34 million in an absolute return fund run by a fintech that offers a crowdfunding loan platform for small to medium enterprises. CoAssets is headquartered in Singapore and listed on the ASX (CA8) with a ...