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VanEck resources ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
VanEck has had the rating for its Australian Resources ETF (MVR) upgraded to 'Recommended Index' by Lonsec. The rating indicates that Lonsec has strong conviction that the ETF can generate risk adjusted returns in line with relevant objectives. The ...

Fears of increased compliance costs misguided

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
A financial services technology firm says transparent risk and governance measures have always been fundamental to the delivery of 'true' digital financial advice. Decimal believes compliance should already be at the core of robo-advice platforms utilised ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Australian GDP The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the country's National Accounts report showing that while the economy's quarterly real GDP growth halved to 0.5% in the three months to June from 1.0% in the March quarter, the annual ...

Tribeca to compete with overseas hedge funds

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
Tribeca Investment Partners has launched a Cayman vehicle for its Global Natural Resources Fund to meet international investor demand. The fund, a global long-short natural resources strategy, primarily focuses on large cap equities but invests in other ...

ING DIRECT pays up for "no fees" super marketing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
ING DIRECT is returning a total of $5 million to members of its superannuation fund, Living Super, and will no longer promote the product as having "no fee" after the financial services regulator raised concerns about how fees on its cash option were ...

Inappropriate advice drives disputes

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received 34,095 disputes in 2015-16, a 7% increase on the previous year, according to the FOS 2015-16 annual review. Of the 20,298 disputes accepted 1,141 were investments and advice disputes (5%) and 1,095 were ...

Capital stewards create value on Main Street

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Australia's superannuation system is estimated to reach more than $9.5 trillion in the next 20 years and the role of super funds as capital stewards will remain large, according to industry professionals. Capital stewardship is continually redefined ...

ISPT outlines ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Industry Superannuation Property Trust (ISPT) has published an environmental, social and governance document outlining its commitment to best practice in the investment and funds management sector. The document, ESG Beyond Financial Performance, highlights ...

Internal restructuring hits EQT profits

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Internal restructuring and exiting from non-core activities has dragged Equity Trustees' profits in FY16, even if the company managed to boost its funds under management by 16% to $65 billion. Net profit after tax fell 21.6% to $13.3 million and revenue ...

AUI reports 11.7% profit slide

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Australian United Investments has reported an 11.7% decrease in net profit in FY16 to $42.2 million. Revenue was also down on the previous financial year, falling 10.4% to $48.4 million. The company has declared a final dividend of 18.5c per share ...