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ASIC proposal exposes investors to default risk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... with more education. We would welcome any initiatives that helps improve the knowledge base of fixed income as an asset class for retail investors," he said. The regulator appears to acknowledge the need for more information and education on corporate ...

Future Fund targets credit assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... rotating its debt portfolio into opportunistic areas by expanding mandates with existing fund managers within the asset class. "We're very interested in new market lending in the US - there's just nobody lending money to those small to medium sized companies. ...

SMSFs turn to advisers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... to 2008 data, SMSF trustees said they are less likely to consider investment property, with the popularity of the asset class falling 22 per cent to 42 per cent in a year. Andrea Slattery, chief executive at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia ...

BT adds 33 new funds to Wrap Essentials

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
Solaris, Integrity and Lazard are some of the new fund managers on BT's Wrap Essentials platform. BT has added 33 new funds to its Wrap Essentials platform, including funds from Ausbil, Solaris, Integrity, Macquarie and Advance. BT Wrap Essentials is ...

ASIC presses on with Westpoint compensation

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
ASIC has reached an agreement to settle class actions against Bongiorno Financial Advisors, which has links to the failed Westpoint Group. An ASIC statement late last week noted that the watchdog had agreed to settle actions against Melbourne-based ...

Mariner veteran sets up A3L

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
Scott Marinchek, founder and former head of Mariner Third-age Retirement Living, has set up his own institutional investment management business, Aviiid Third-age Living. Marinchek launched the firm on Wednesday, and said the business focuses on tapping ...

CalPERS champions placement agent reform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... on gifts to individuals, prohibition on campaign contributions, and they will be required attendance at a biennial ethics class. The proposed legislation would be in addition to a new state law advanced by Assemblymember Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina ...

Equiti opens direct property fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... and regular investor dilution had plagued the direct property investment industry and driven many investors from the asset class. As a result, Darren Wise, executive director at Equiti, said the fund manager wanted to build a diverse and flexible investment ...

Perpetual appoints Class Super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
Perpetual has selected Class Financial Systems' self managed super fund platform, Class Super, as its preferred platform for SMSF administration. Matt Pancino, group executive of operations for Perpetual said, "the Class Super platform was subject to ...

Cheap linkers up for grabs: Credit Agricole

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... of Credit Agricole Asset Management in Australia. Borysiewicz said some of the parties interested in exploring this asset class in Australia include pension funds, multi-managers and asset consultants. "[They] are thinking about the world of tomorrow ...