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YBR Smarter Money returns 5.0% over June quarter

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... cash" or short-term fixed-interest fund that invests in Australian deposits and investment-grade Australian floating-rate notes. Smarter Money has outperformed its official benchmark, which is the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cash rate plus 1 per ...

Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... that factory activity in the country has bounced into expansion territory and... as HSBC chief China economist Qu Hongbin notes: "This month's improvement is consistent with data suggesting that the authorities' mini-stimulus are filtering through to ...

NAB arranges NEXTDC corporate bond issuance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... issuance by data centre provider NEXTDC Limited, the first of its kind to be arranged by NAB. The five-year senior unsecured notes offer a coupon of 8% per annum, with a cumulative 1% per annum payable on redemption. The unlisted, unrated notes will ...

Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... risk-controlled Australian fixed interest product" that has "delivered impressively consistent returns". The report also notes that the "investment team is experienced, has been stable and is also able to draw upon Western Asset Management's global resources ...

SuperStream savings 'nowhere near' estimates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... methods have a long way to go. "We're getting contributions on beer mats and toilet paper. They're coming through on post-it notes. We're dealing with rubbish in the industry. So I don't think we are by any means the best. We're still getting a lot of ...

Advisers under threat from robot replacements

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... such as Future Advisor "similarly use AI to offer personalised financial advice at larger scale and lower cost." The report notes that "the unbiased decision making of an algorithm represents a comparative advantage over human operators." "With incremental ...

British govt to introduce pension choice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... individuals with defined contribution savings to buy an annuity. But times have changed, and a new solution is needed," notes the consultation entitled 'Freedom and choice in pensions' that accompanies the Budget announcement. British retirees currently ...

La Trobe issues first mortgage-backed securities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... footprint with more investors both here and globally" the manager's chief investment officer Paul Wells said. The Class A Notes, wholly subscribed by a single investor, were structured as a single tranche rather than as two tranches as in previous comparable ...

Synchron pushes for providers' direct payment

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... provided the services to clients and product providers have already paid the licensee for those services." The joint submission notes that the collapse of AAA Financial Intelligence in early 2013 resulted in losses to advisers of a reported $300,000. ...

SMSFs retarding growth in Australia: Credit Suisse

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... used for new investment and demanding dividend increases instead. A Credit Suisse report called "The rise of the Selfies" notes that SMSFs "are retarding investment, employment and growth in Australia." A financial adviser quoted by Credit Suisse said ...