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Centralised portfolios better for tax

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Institutional investors can benefit from a better understanding of the impact tax has on returns. Portfolio structure, including active/passive and asset class strategy decisions, can be altered when tax impacts are understood, said Scott Lawrence ...

PPM moves to meet IMA demand

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
Private Portfolio Managers has appointed Andrew Beirne to its team in anticipation of continued growth in demand for individually managed accounts among family offices, charities and wealthy individuals. "Investors are increasingly rejecting managed ...

Australian shares outperform all other asset classes

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
Australian shares have outperformed all other asset classes - including residential investment property, fixed interest and cash - over a 20 year period, according to this year's Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term Investing Report. The 14th edition of ...

Aus investors over-reacting on Euro fears

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
Australian investors are being swept up in the fear surrounding the European credit crunch, but local sentiment may be over-reacting as markets are already pricing in the worst-case scenario, according to a number of researchers. "We're more hostage ...

OnePath upgrades insurance offering

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
ANZ owned OnePath has upgraded its OneCare life insurance offering, based on customer and adviser feedback since the launch of the product seven years ago. OnePath is introducing a new SuperLink arrangement to its OneCare product which means that clients ...

BlackRock funds target new investment climate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
BlackRock Australia has launched two new funds that aim to achieve returns through long/short investment strategies, in response to what the company views as long-term market conditions. "It is unlikely we will see a return to the highly liquid, low ...

TAL makes executive appointments

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
TAL has appointed John Hoyle as chief executive officer of its TAL Direct InsuranceLine business and Kent Griffin has joined TAL as chief financial officer. "We at TAL see increased consumer involvement in life insurance in [the] future and we expect ...

Insurance bonds back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Insurance bonds are back in favour as new entrants and old providers are returning with updated products and expansive investment menus, said Ross Higgins, Austock managing director. Higgins was speaking at the fourth installment of Financial Standard's ...

UK manager enters local market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
London-based investment house, Advance Emerging Capital, has partnered with Melbourne's AFM Investment Partners to enter the Australian institutional market. Advance Emerging Capital focuses on emerging and frontier markets and will work with AFM to ...

Super scale requires immediate action

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
Super funds must act on scale now if they are to perform well under the Stronger Super reforms, according to a retirement head at Mercer, with forward projections a necessary outcome. Under the Stronger Super reforms, super trustees will have to determine ...