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AllianceBernstein adds Global High Income Fund

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
The AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (GHI) has been added to the netwealth platform. GHI, which has 16 year track record in offshore markets, uses a global, multi-sector approach which aims to capitalise on investment opportunities, portfolio ...

Here we go again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... Biotechnology down 2.2%. Thankfully, we have very recent history - the same sell-off of the same indices back in April and May - to guide you, I and Irene on how this would eventually play out. Looking back at my database, the last time we had a big ...

ASIC warns fund managers to fix fee disclosure

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned fund managers to get their act together to avoid inconsistent or false disclosure of fees to investors. The regulator has issued a report following an investigation into fee and ...

Cbus defends member contact sharing policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
Cbus has defended its policy of releasing members' details to 'sponsoring organisations' in order to chase up arrears, following yesterday's Royal Commission hearing into the improper release of members' contact details. In yesterday's hearing in Melbourne ...

Macquarie rebukes advice, compliance concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
Macquarie has issued its first public statement since a Senate Economics Committee report flagged "systemic failings of compliance" within its advice business two weeks ago. The group said that it has been working with the Australian Securities and ...

YBR requests trading halt ahead of buyout announcement

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
Yellow Brick Road Holdings (YBR) has requested a trading hold to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and is expected to announce an acquisition. YBR requested the trading halt yesterday and said it did so "pending the release of an announcement ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street ended its rising streak amid profit-taking and some expectation the market is due for a pullback. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down four ...

New laws bring aged care advice into the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The Living Longer, Living Better reforms that began on July 1, 2014, are forcing financial advisers to review their clients' aged care arrangements. Advisers need to take into account the client's assets and income to ensure that the approach taken ...

Funds return 11% in May

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index increased marginally during May to return 11.3% compared to 11.1% at end April. At end December it was 16.1%. Three year super fund average annual returns are 8.8% pa, five year average ...

Investors Mutual gets in on LIC act

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Investors Mutual will launch its first listed investment company (LIC) for investors looking for direct access to a ready-made diversified portfolio of Australian shares. QV Equities Limited (ASX: QVE) invests in companies outside the top 20 stocks ...