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NZ Super seeks factor investing strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
Global asset managers recently pitching factor-based investing in Australia should also target New Zealand as one of the country's institutional investors is keen to implement the strategy. In its latest investment environment report the New Zealand ...

Funeral bonds on the minds of advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
Funeral bond provider Australian Friendly Society believes a combination of factors is driving an increased demand in the product's annual take up. Australian Friendly Society chief executive Mandy Cooper said over the past two years new business has ...

William Blair funds rated positively by SQM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
Two William Blair funds have been given "superior" ratings by research house SQM. The William Blair Global Leaders fund earned a 4.25-star rating and the William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund earned four stars. Explaining the ratings, SQM said ...

Fixed income, smart beta need better access

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
An Australian ETF provider is moving its focus towards fixed income and smart beta in the view that the local market is currently underserving investors. iShares Australia chief executive Jon Howie told the recent Bloomberg Buy-side Forum in Sydney ...

ATO extends SuperStream deadline

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced it will provide "compliance flexibility" to small businesses who have not implemented SuperStream ahead of the 30 June deadline. Small businesses will now have until 28 October 2016 to ensure they are ...

XTBs and SMAs a good match

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Exchange traded bond units inside separately managed accounts are addressing previous investor portfolio inefficiencies and allowing a greater ability to deliver outcomes-based investment models. Australian Corporate Bond Company chief executive Richard ...

Lost super campaigns have much further to go

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Despite engagement campaigns by numerous super funds helping members unearth lost super, $13.5 billion across 1.289 million accounts still remains in limbo, according to figures released by Westpac. In its 2016 Westpac Lost Super Report, the bank said ...

Objectives-based investing under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Assets in Australian objectives-based managed funds have quadrupled over the last decade to about $10 billion yet risk and return outcomes are not necessarily living up to expectations. Investment researcher Morningstar says in a new white paper that ...

Managers must give investors more access: AMP

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Fund managers must be more open to providing end investors with greater access to global investment products, according to AMP Capital director, Australia and New Zealand, Craig Keary. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Keary said AMP Capital's ...

Ratings upgrade for VanEck, PM Capital

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
VanEck Vectors FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF (IFRA) and PM Capital's Global Opportunities Fund (PGF) have been awarded updated ratings from Lonsec and Zenith, respectively. Lonsec assigned a 'Recommended Index' rating to VanEck's IFRA, citing ...