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The rise of the robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... "Awareness is growing fast because of the benefits of automated investing over investing in direct shares or buying managed funds. It's lower cost, more transparent and much more convenient," Brycki said. "Ultimately robo advice will become more popular ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Australia managed funds industry The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the managed funds industry saw a 2.2% increase in funds under management to A$2,774.5 billion in the September quarter from A$2,715.5 billion in the June quarter. ...

Centuria acquires property platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... consistent with the firm's strategy of growing its property funds platform and an increased level of co-investment in managed funds. "The 360 Capital property platform is complementary with Centuria's platform as its funds under management are largely ...

ETFs to reach $6 trillion by 2020

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... investors, market makers and service providers across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. EY expects exchange-traded managed funds will also drive growth in the Australian market, even though institutional investors have remained slow to adopt ETFs - typically ...

SMSF trustees remain prudent investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... equities, forgetting SMSFs are still getting exposure to these assets via ETF's, listed and unlisted trusts and managed funds." Hogan said SMSF investment in residential property has increased half a percentage point in the five-year period between 2011 ...

BTFG to combine key research divisions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... led by Marnie McLaren. According to the group's website, BT Advice Research provides research and information on managed funds, structured investments and other products for the use of advisers who provide financial product advice through BT Advice aligned ...

Macquarie Wrap continues growth trend

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Macquarie has added 54 managed funds and 20 separately managed accounts to its wrap platform in the last 12 months. The additions reaffirm Macquarie's commitment to delivering a broad range of flexible investment options with the Macquarie Wrap now ...

Alphinity funds added to mFund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
Alphinity Investment Management has added three managed funds to the ASX's mFund offering. In a bid to increase retail investors' accessibility to Alphinity products, the investment manager has made available the Alphinity Australian Share Fund, the ...

PIMCO to take RE in-house

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
PIMCO has obtained a responsible entity license in Australia and plans to internalise RE for its $10 billion managed funds suite. Subject to unitholder approval, PIMCO will then be the RE for the funds available to Australian investors, including the ...

ETF market capitalisation continues to grow

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... the market has been watching this as an emerging trend. He said some are questioning whether the move to listed managed funds renders ASX's own mFund platform obsolete. "The counter argument is that mFunds arguably represent a more 'pure' exposure given ...