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New entrants drive growth in global equities sector

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Over the past 12 months the global equities sector has seen the highest number of new entrants since before the onset of the global financial crisis, a report by investment research house Lonsec Research (Lonsec) has revealed. Lonsec's Global Equities ...

CommInsure launches tailored SMSF insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
CommInsure will launch a life insurance product tailored to members of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) next week. The product is an enhanced version of its Total Care Plan Super product, updated to meet the new requirements in the Superannuation ...

Custodians fight hard for big super deals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Custodians are fiercely competing to win the business of Australia's largest superannuation funds, with some trading in short-term commercial gain in exchange for strategic long-term deals. One method of doing this is by offering so-called 'fee holidays' ...

netwealth to launch managed account service by Q3

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
netwealth is developing a comprehensive managed account service with plans to launch it in the third quarter of this year. The service will sit as another investment option within netwealth's approved product list (APL) and it will be available through ...

CFS launches range of SMAs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
Colonial First State has launched a suite of separately managed accounts (SMAs), now available to Commonwealth Private clients. The 11 different SMAs cover a range of strategies, from conservative to growth options. Some are wholly managed, while others ...

Australian investors 'conservative and pessimistic': Legg Mason

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
Australian investors are some of the most nervous and pessimistic in the world despite comparatively favourable investment conditions, a survey by Legg Mason has found. The survey covered 4,300 private investors worldwide, including 200 Australians. ...

BetaShares passes $1bn milestone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
ETF provider BetaShares has surpassed $1 billion in funds under management (FUM), three and a half years after launching its first products in the Australian market. Reaching the milestone cements the firm as Australia's fourth largest ETF manager by ...

BTIM posts strong half year numbers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
BT Investment Management (BTIM) has reported an after-tax net profit of $83.1 million for the half year to 31 March 2014, up 143% on the same period last year. Statutory net profit after tax was up 243% to $78.3 million while cash earnings per share ...

Future Fund and super returns on par

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
The Future Fund has achieved rolling 3 year returns of about 9.5% pa, putting the de facto sovereign wealth fund on par with workplace super funds when the Future Fund's tax-free and member-free status is taken into account. The $98 billion Future Fund ...

Bring in Chilean-style super tender process: Grattan Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
The government should get involved in picking default superannuation funds in order to increase competition and bring down fees, a Grattan Institute report has argued. The report, entitled 'Super sting: how to stop Australians paying too much for superannuation' ...