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Bank acquires WA Government loans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
The West Australian Government has sold off a billion dollar mortgage portfolio to a bank. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has acquired the $1.35 billion portfolio of standard residential loans from Keystart, a company wholly owned by the West Australian ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Don't anticipate any further significant easing of monetary policy or any aggressive policy tightening any time soon, AllianceBernstein (AB) has said at a media briefing in Sydney. With its impact having been both minor and unpopular to date, any more ...

MSCI launches new insto global equity risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
MSCI has launched a new model to analyse systematic risk in global equity portfolios for institutional investors. The Barra Global Total Market Trading Equity Model, based on MSCI's Systematic Equity Strategies adds new risk factors including news sentiment ...

Next wave of super legislation rolls in

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
Attempting to keep superannuation reforms on the move, Treasurer Scott Morrison released more draft legislation yesterday. Among the second tranche of legislation are plans to implement the $1.6 million transfer balance cap, limiting the amount an individual ...

Clock ticks for institutional advice licensees

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
A dealer group executive believes the clock is ticking for advisers at institutional licensees as another bank-owned advice service announced it was exiting the industry this week. Following news that Bankwest would be closing its salaried advice division ...

Well-known advice firms merge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... existing businesses retain their identities, working together on delivering enhanced services across asset management, institutional equities and debt, private wealth management, SMSFs and corporate advisory. Evans & Partners executive chair, David Evans ...

Valuation dispersion creating opportunity for instos to retilt

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... financial crisis and more than 5.5 at the height of the dotcom boom. This, says Pzena, is creating an opportunity for institutional investors to rotate their portfolios to value focused strategies. "Value has been out of favour for a very long time. ...

Current super objective "un-Australian"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
ASFA believes it is "un-Australian" for politicians to settle on an inadequate objective for superannuation that restricts its purpose to merely substitute or supplement the age pension. The super fund representative body is urging people to take interest ...

Masterfunds grow despite underperformance of platforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
The overall masterfund market grew by $21.4 billion over the last financial year, according to data from Strategic Insight. The research house, formerly known as Plan for Life, has released its annual analysis of wrap, platform and master trust managed ...

LT Management fined over false SMSF advertising

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
LT Management has paid an infringement notice for making misleading statements in relation to establishing a self-managed superannuation fund. The company was fined $10,800 by ASIC for deceptive representations in regards to the cost of setting up an ...