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Standard Life absolute return bond fund added to platform

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
The Standard Life Investments Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies (ARGBS) has been added to the Macquarie Wrap platform. ARGBS is the second multi-asset fund from Standard Life Investments available to wholesale investors, following strong demand ...

ASIC investigating false fees in large advice firms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
As part of its ongoing Wealth Management Project, ASIC is investigating instances of advice fees being charged without advice in large financial planning firms. Established in October 2014, the Wealth Management Project was designed to specifically ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a rally in petroleum-linked equities helped lift US stocks following mixed earnings and economic data. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 38 points at 5,937. ...

Ethnic diversity more concerning than pay

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Industry executives see the lack of women in senior roles as a critical issue, but think that ethnic diversity is more of a challenge than equal pay, a Women in Banking and Finance (WIFB) survey found. The organisation surveyed about 400 attendees to ...

Europe and Japan becoming preferred equity markets

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Both Credit Suisse and Standard Life Investments have updated their global outlooks for 2015, highlighting a growing preference for Japanese and European equities. These markets have benefited from recovery after weak growth in 2014; profits growth ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
The Australian share market is again flirting with the landmark 6,000 point level, which it has not reached in more than seven years. The release of monthly trade balance figures for China later on Monday could give Australian stocks a boost, if it ...

Infocus to provide advice to First Super members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Industry Fund Services (IFS) and dealer group Infocus Wealth Management will provide full financial advice services to First Super members. Under the arrangement, Infocus' financial advisers based in Adelaide will travel to locations around South Australia ...

Sovereign wealth funds growing despite falling commodity prices

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Assets under management increased for the majority of sovereign wealth funds in 2014 despite steadily declining oil and commodity prices, according to research by Preqin. This is significant, Preqin argues, because many sovereign wealth funds rely on ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
There was fear and a lot of uncertainty - perhaps even the biblical gnashing of teeth - back then, back during the late years leading to the expiry of the United Kingdom's 99-lease on Hong Kong from China on 1 July 1997. In Wikipedia's words, "Many ...

Go-it-alone investment culture taking hold in Europe

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Direct-to-consumer retail distribution via platforms is on the rise in the UK and the rest of Europe looks set to follow, according to new research by global analytics firm Cerulli. In the United Kingdom the low-margin business of fund distribution ...