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Platinum's AUM and profit take a hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... June 2016. Assets under management were "adversely affected by a handful of large account outflows", but the core retail investor base remains resilient, the company said. Platinum's retail funds, the Platinum Trust Funds and Platinum Global Fund, posted ...

Mercer launches LifetimePlus 2.0

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
In order to make its longevity solution more accessible to retail investors and advisers, Mercer has created a second version of LifetimePlus. The new version incorporates 35% growth assets - originally it was fully defensive - and has been streamlined ...

Challenger hails major retirement partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... strong performance track record behind it, we are confident that the strategy will attract a growing Australian retail investor base." As above, the news of the partnership follows Challenger's half-year results, which also saw the group boost its assets ...

Altair hires distribution GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
High-conviction Australian equities manager Altair Asset Management appointed a new general manager business development. Joining Altair is Philip Heggie. He will oversee distribution strategy in all market segments, covering individual retail investors ...

mFund to expand product offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
ASIC is in the final stages of making a greater range of managed investment products available via the mFund Settlement Service. Until now retail investors could only apply for and redeem interests in simple managed investment schemes with a shorter ...

Hyperion opens fund to retail market

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
High-conviction equities manager Hyperion Asset Management has opened the Hyperion Global Growth Companies Fund to direct applications from retail investors. The Global Growth Fund aims to invest in the highest quality global companies in developed ...

L1 capital partners for retail long short fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
L1 Capital has entered a distribution partnership to launch a long short fund to retail investors. The retail class of the L1 Capital Long Short Fund is based on the wholesale version, which aims to achieve a net return of at least 10% over the long-term. ...

Investors driving impact demand

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
Investments that have measurable impacts and clear financial returns are a clear win for financial advisers, according to global head of responsible investment at AXA Investment Managers, Matt Christensen. Christensen said the maturation of the ESG ...

XTBs added to OwnersAdvisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
XTBs have been added to OwnersAdvisory by Macquarie as investors continue to seek income in a low-yield environment. The inclusion of XTBs on the platform expands the range of fixed income solutions that OwnersAdvisory advises on, with the platform ...

Japanese bank Nomura ups ante in robo-advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
Financial advisers and super funds doing their groundwork on best-practice robo-advice should take a closer look at Nomura after the $1.1 trillion banking giant launched its robo-advice service this week. The Asian bank will roll-out 'Nomura Goal-based' ...