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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a fresh high. At 0803 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,390. The Dow ...

No difference between retail and insto: RARE

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
There is no difference between retail and institutional investors despite common perceptions to the contrary, according to RARE Infrastructure's head of retail distribution Matthew Dell. Speaking at the Financial Standard MAX forum on Wednesday, Dell ...

Chamber Orchestra adds violin to Instrument Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... ACO also takes responsibility for their care and maintenance," ACO deputy general manager and director of the fund Jessica Block said. "The Fund represents a rare opportunity to combine philanthropy with good prospects of investment return," she said. ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the remaining roadblocks that may be blocking the path to infrastructure investment. We also investigate what the merger between IOOF and SFG Australia means for the financial services industry ...

Labor to oppose rise in pension age

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... an appropriation bill, its failure would not prevent the government from funding its policies. The Senate can therefore block it without breaking the unwritten rule against blocking supply. Shorten also condemned the government's plan - not included ...

Liquidnet appoints Asia-Pacific COO

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Institutional trading network Liquidnet has appointed Andrew Walton as chief operating officer for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Based in Hong Kong, Walton will manage member services, electronic trading systems and finance and administration functions ...

netwealth to launch managed account service by Q3

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... managed accounts provide the ability to determine a minimum amount to hold in every stock; as well as the possibility to block or keep certain companies, regardless of what the fund manager recommends. "The beauty of the managed account structure is ...

Towers Watson urges instos to consider smart beta

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
Investment consultant Towers Watson has thrown its support behind smart beta approaches to investment, recommending institutional investors revisit their equity strategies to incorporate the lower cost products. In a new publication, Global equity investing ...

Labor hopes to disallow FoFA amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... industry reaction to the introduction of the FoFA amendments, click here. Ripoll told Financial Standard Labor intended to block the regulations. "We'll move a motion of disallowance as quickly as possible," he said, adding: "There is a real potential ...

FoFA changes no threat to best interest duty: lawyer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... act in the best interest of their clients." The advice obtained by the FSC directly contradicts that provided by Arnold Block Leibler to Industry Super Australia (ISAs). Amongst other objections, ISA's advice said the removal of the catch-all provision ...