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Equitise launches group investment platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Crowdfunding specialist Equitise is launching a group investment platform giving retail investors opportunities to back start-ups vetted by high-profile venture capitalists and angel investors. The crowdfunding investment platform is collaborating with ...

ASIC compensation skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... focusing on culture and incentives that result in poor financial advice, irresponsible lending and mis-selling to retail investors and consumers, which can undermine trust and confidence in the financial system," the report says. It is also targeting ...

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 ...

Altair hires distribution GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... Joining Altair is Philip Heggie. He will oversee distribution strategy in all market segments, covering individual retail investors, self-managed super funds, family offices and institutions. Before this position Heggie was general manager, Asia-Pacific ...

mFund to expand product offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... 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 PDS, but a revision to the Class ...

Hyperion opens fund to retail market

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... 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 countries in the hopes of ...

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
... impact from each investment. This transformation has encouraged a growing demand from both institutional and retail investors. In fact the 2016 European SRI Study found that between 2013-2015 retail impact investments in Europe had grown from 20269 to ...

XTBs added to OwnersAdvisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... are looking to rebalance their portfolios," O'Connell said. "In particular, XTBs provide an innovative way for retail investors to gain exposure to the Australian corporate bond market. Often these bonds provide a better yield relative to their risk." ...

Japanese bank Nomura ups ante in robo-advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... banking giant launched its robo-advice service this week. The Asian bank will roll-out 'Nomura Goal-based' to retail investors in Japan. While there has been a wave of robo-advice launches recently, Nomura's move is particularly significant because of ...