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Super for house deposits will push up prices: ASFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... Australians use their superannuation savings to pay for house deposits. Meanwhile, he has also been grilling superannuation funds on their real estate holdings and has argued industry funds should not be allowed to buy housing. The Association of Superannuation ...

Bell AM wins mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... the Swiss bank sent a distribution lead from its Geneva office to Australia to establish relationships for its existing funds. Bell's Australian wholesale distribution is handled by Channel Capital. It has $2.7 billion in assets under management ...

ASI restructures distribution team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... last two years saw numerous company-wide changes for the UK-based firm. Most recently, it announced Australian fixed income funds are in the process of shutting. The three strategies affected are: Aberdeen Standard Diversified Fixed Income Fund; Aberdeen ...

Foresight Analytics acquires research firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... Australia Ratings Analytics (ARA) from Australia Ratings Group. ARA provides investment ratings on wholesale and retail managed funds, separately managed accounts and exchange traded products. It can also create benchmark portfolios/indices for calculation ...

AMP announces new managed portfolio partnership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... managed portfolio structure also provides transparency for clients, giving them ownership of the underlying assets in the funds, with visibility of performance metrics through regular and transparent reporting," Egan said. "We're continuing to invest ...

Ardea launches fund to European investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... Its returns are also "independent of the broader fixed income and equity market fluctuations that may impact conventional funds", the manager said. The fund targets low volatility returns exceeding cash rates while prioritising capital preservation and ...

Ironbark fund swaps managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... 78 bps a year to 56 bps. Karara Capital made the decision to get out of large-capo Australian equities as superannuation funds internalise the function. The boutique continues to manage about $800 million in its small caps capability, and has a newer ...

Dodgy SMSF operator loses appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... was found to have falsely lodged 125 SMSF annual returns over nine years which declared that self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) had been audited when in fact they had not. Following a referral from the ATO over SMSF auditor number misuse, the ...

REITs extend performance struggles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... effects of the global pandemic, slumping 14% compared to its pre-COVID-19 performance. Rainmaker's Wholesale Managed Funds Performance Report found that equities delivered a mixed bag of returns in the month to January 2021. Listed property lost ...

Mawhinney not dishonest, just irresponsible: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... accusation that elements of Mayfair 101's business model were not dissimilar to a Ponzi scheme. The regulator alleged that funds raised from investors in Australian Property Bonds, the last product Mayfair launched, were used to pay investors in other ...