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Not all ETFs are made equal: Lonsec

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
While the search for yield is making its way into the ETF space, Michael Elsworth, general manager (specialised research) at Lonsec cautions investors to have a strong understanding of what they're really investing in. He says it's essential for investors ...

Prime Value boosts BDM team

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Boutique Australian Equities Manager, Prime Value Asset Management has appointed former adviser partnership manager at Russell Investment Group, Jake Ireland as national distribution manager. Prior to his seven year stint at Russell, Ireland was a business ...

One-stop admin and investment shops target SMSFs

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Major players in equities, cash and other debt instruments - notably large fund managers and major banks - are well positioned to aggressively move into the SMSF fund administration space currently dominated by accountants, according to Chris Lumby ...

China primed for encouraging rebound: HSBC

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
While global demand is likely to remain fragile, HSBC maintains its above-consensus forecast that China's 2013 GDP growth will recover to 8.6% after bottoming out in the fourth quarter of 2012. Much of HSBC's projected China rebound in 2013 and beyond ...

Bell Asset Management grows team

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Bell Asset Management Limited has appointed Jessica Grant (ex Macquarie Group) as head of business development, Jack Osborn (ex Macquarie Private Wealth) has as an equity analyst, and Farhaana Desai (ex UCA Funds Management) as compliance manager. Ned ...

Morphic Asset Management expands team

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
The recently launched Morphic Global Opportunities Fund (MGOF) has reached $15 million in Funds under Management (FUM) in less than four months, and its manager Morphic Asset Management (MAM) has expanded its investment team and board. MAM has appointed ...

Zenith recommends Challenger Care Annuity

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
The Challenger Care Annuity (CCA), a lifetime annuity designed to provide a long-term regular income stream - guaranteed for life - has been rated 'Recommended' by Zenith Investment partners. The chief benefit of the CCA, the Zenith recommendation states ...

Rebalancing growth smoothly Australia's key challenge: Bloxham

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
With the commodity prices having peaked, the economy is finally freed up to rebalance growth in 2013-14 away from mining and towards other sectors, according to Paul Bloxham HSBC chief economist Australia and NZ. Bloxham reminds investors that a larger ...

Manual corporate actions processing costly: DST

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Mistakes, delays and sub-optimal investment decision making associated with the manual processing of corporate actions is costing Australian investors millions of dollars annually. This was the missive delivered by Geoff Harries, global head of asset ...

NZ Super Fund named world's most innovative

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has been named the world's most innovative sovereign fund. Last night, the Fund won the prestigious Sovereign Wealth Fund category in the 2012 aiCIO Industry Innovation Awards in New York. The other finalists were ...