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Funds management rife with "dressed up" performance data: Cerulli

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
A new Cerulli Associates report suggests fund managers are increasingly "spinning" back-tested data as real performance. The Cerulli Edge - Europe Edition report highlights the lack of clarity investment consultants face when selecting funds; they often ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... rise. There is no doubt that the 8.5% jump in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index to 103.2 points in May - the highest level since January 2014 - had been mainly a result of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) announcement of a ...

Blue Sky announces $66 million equity raising

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has announced it will conduct a $66.8 million equity raising. The initiative consists of a $30 million placement to institutional, professional and sophisticated investors at $6.50 per share and an accelerated non-renounceable ...

AFA heralds adaptability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called for advisers to focus on adaptability if they wish to address changing consumer preferences, the costs of delivering quality advice, technology and industry disruptors. The call follows the conclusion ...

Multi-factor investing applies to credit too: Robeco

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
Building on the current interest in multi-factor investing in equity markets, Robeco is now designing bespoke multi-factor credit solutions for institutional clients in Australia. In this low growth, low interest rate world, factor investing is being ...

Nominations open for AFA Adviser of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is now taking nominations for its annual Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year Awards. In its fourteenth year, the AFA Adviser of the Year Award recognises an individual who is excelling in the delivery ...

Retired mothers need financial help

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
The lengths Australians go to in order to financially support their parents in retirement has been detailed by an industry superannuation fund survey. Last month REST Industry Super spoke to 1052 Australians who were over 18 and providing financial ...

HFA appoints CFO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
HFA, the Australian parent of US-based fund manager, Lighthouse Investment Partners, has appointed a new chief financial officer (CFO) and company secretary, effective 9 May 2016. Henry Capra will take on the roles and has extensive experience in the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
ANZ job advertisements Total job advertisements in Australia declined by 0.8% in April following a 0.1% increase in the previous month. While the year-on-year growth rate in job ads remained at a positive 6.3%, it has slowed from 10.0% in March and ...

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Investors must rethink their investment approach and look to the long term if they wish to achieve their target returns, according AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, AXA IM identified a number of evolutionary trends ...