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Monopolies offer best infrastructure returns: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Investors looking for a more attractive risk-reward pay-off than the wider equity market should consider infrastructure companies with monopolistic businesses and revenue linked to inflation, according to Lazard. Warryn Robertson, portfolio manager ...

ETF inflows defy choppy markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Australian Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) rose nearly 50% in funds under management in the 12 months to September 2015, while increasing in number from 90 to 118, according to the latest monthly report from the ASX. In September the ETF market increased ...

SelectingSuper fund award nominees announced

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... for lifecycle MySuper products. An Industry Service Award will also be announced for a superannuation leader who has made a mark on the industry due their leadership and creative initiative. Reflecting the strength displayed across all segments of the ...

California pension giants must divest from coal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
US pension fund giant CalPERS and CalSTRS must divest their positions in coal companies after a new bill was signed into law in California last week. California governor Edmund Brown announced the signing of the bill on his website. The move is in line ...

AMP trials tech-based advice solution

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
AMP is trialling a new advice solution which makes use of new technology to improve the customer experience. The pilot fits in with the financial services giant's aims to continue to improve service efficiencies and test new ways of delivering advice ...

Bond King Gross files $200m suit against PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
Star bond manager Bill Gross is suing PIMCO, his former employer, for US$200 million ($275 million) for breach of contract and plotting to oust him from the firm he set up more than 40 years ago. The lawsuit filed in Orange County, California - where ...

Myonlineadvisers teams up with US robo firm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
American portfolio crash-testing company, RiXtrema, has announced signing an exclusivity agreement and memorandum of understanding with wealth management firm myonlineadvisers. The joint venture provides wealth advisers with online tools which will ...

Morningstar nabs senior equity analyst from J.P. Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... Before that she worked as director and head of equity research at ABN AMRO New Zealand, and prior to that worked at Citigroup Smith Barney New Zealand and Credit Suisse First Boston New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Holmes will lead a team of 20 analysts ...

CBA publicly welcomes former staff bans

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
The Commonwealth Bank has publicly welcomed the Australian Securities and Investment Commission's (ASIC) decision to ban former CFPL financial planners, Sharnie Kent and Stuart Jamieson. In a press release issued by the bank it said it reported concerns ...

Super returns fall sharply in August

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
The recent plunge in local and global stock markets saw super fund returns dip but performance is still solid over the longer term. According to figures from Rainmaker, the SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper Index fell sharply during August ...