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Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
What lifts all boats? Nah, Virginia, it's no longer "a rising tide" - not if you believe the IMF's latest annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) report published this month where it printed, "Output across advanced and emerging market economies remains ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
There was fear and a lot of uncertainty - perhaps even the biblical gnashing of teeth - back then, back during the late years leading to the expiry of the United Kingdom's 99-lease on Hong Kong from China on 1 July 1997. In Wikipedia's words, "Many ...

Active managed fund returns worsen against indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... one quarter of them liquidated or merged, respectively. Australian small-cap funds had the highest survivorship rate, with close to 82% of them surviving the five-year period. The full report can be read here.

Treasury invites submissions to draft MIT tax changes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... improving the international competitiveness of Australian managed funds. The exposure draft legislation has been developed in close consultation with industry stakeholders. Key features of the new tax system for eligible MITs include an attribution model ...

Vantage launches SMSF-ready private equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... as clients of Perpetual Private Wealth and other financial planning and advisory firms nationally. The group expects to close the fund to new investors by mid-year.

New Zealand dollar closes in on Aussie

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
The New Zealand dollar has almost reached parity with the Australian dollar amid rate cut expectations. The Kiwi is predicted to past the A-dollar for the first time since 1974, when government controls over rates were dropped. New Zealand's economy ...

Aurora appoints OneVue founding member

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Aurora has appointed Stephen Karrasch as its new head of distribution. Prior to Aurora, Karrasch held roles at Macquarie Bank and Rothschild Australia. He was a founding member of OneVue and was most recently head of sales at Philo Capital Advisers. ...

Local Government Super names new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Following the conclusion of Bruce Miller's two year term, Local Government Super director Craig Peate has been appointed chair of the board. Miller will continue as a director and has taken up the position of deputy chair while Peate brings more than ...

Hyperion closes funds to new investors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Hyperion Asset Management is soft-closing its retail funds and has already completely closed its institutional business to new inflows. The soft closure for retail investors will take effect as at 30 April 2015. The fund manager will no longer accept ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate for May delivery, surged $US2.49 to close at $US50.09 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, snapping a three-day losing streak. Woodside Petroleum was up three ...