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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower as international markets fall. At 0845 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 26 points at 5,342. In economic news on Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor ...

Bad estate planning advice is getting clients in trouble

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
Accountants and financial planners could be causing problems for clients by giving them incorrect legal advice in estate planning. Acorn Lawyers director Lindsay Stoddart revealed that "50% of the deeds I see coming from accountants and financial planners ...

I spy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
"Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours Neighbours...should be there for one another" -- Neighbours theme song Not play 'I spy' with each other. Only last month, news broke that documents leaked by US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward ...

Should super have its own regulator?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
The superannuation sector could benefit from having its own exclusive regulator, according to Challenger's director of retirement Income Jeremy Cooper. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference in Perth ...

Infrastructure key in battle against SMSF exodus

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
Industry super funds can get an advantage over self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) by using their scale to exploit the "illiquidity premium" that exists in unlisted markets such as infrastructure, according to Brett Himbury, chief executive of ...

CIO exit forces Bedlam closure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
Bedlam Asset Management has been forced to close following the surprise departure of chief investment officer Ian McCallum. According to a note published on the London-based fund manager's website, McCallum left "without warning" to take up a role in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets rose amid optimism prospective Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen will continue economic stimulus measures. At 0900 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Henderson acquires hedge fund manager H3 Global Advisors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Australian and UK-listed fund manager Henderson Global Investors has acquired Australian and London-based alternative investment manager H3 Global Advisors. Henderson has acquired 100% of the equity of H3 Global Advisors though the exact terms were ...

Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Socially responsible investment took centre stage at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week. Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey ...

ANZ partners with Swiss private bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
ANZ has signed a five-year cooperation agreement with Vontobel, Swiss private bank that will allow ANZ to offer its private clients exposure to the Swiss private bank's investment solutions. Vontobel will also act as an adviser to ANZ's Global Wealth ...