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RARE fund receives Lonsec tick

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... pa over the next five years. RARE's Head of Global Distribution Matt Bushby said the firm is seeing a growing level of interest from Australian clients and which he believe reflects the evolution of the asset class. "Five years ago, financial advisers ...

Pressure on advice practices means time for rethink: ClearView

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... outcomes, it'll help advisers meet their obligations under the Future of Financial Advice reforms including the best interest duty."

Unclaimed money hits $1.1bn: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... urging Australians to search on its MoneySmart website to see if they are the rightful owners. It also pays tax-free interest on unclaimed monies.

Bankers told to spread positive message

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
Twelve months in to its public commitment to place more focus on protecting consumer interests, the banking industry still needs to persuade the community that change is being made. On Friday independent governance expert Ian McPhee delivered his fourth ...

Labor renews calls for banking Royal Commission

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... accountable to their customers," one complaint read. "The banks are a joke with no service high account fees and far too high interest rates on all loan accounts," read another. Noting the avalanche of complaints, Senator Ketter said Labor will continue ...

Negative gearing exposing Australia's poor: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
KPMG warns any increase in Australia's historically low interest rates would cause serious economic problems and affect households across the entire financial spectrum, from rich to poor. The industry consultant said one of its biggest concerns is that ...

Micro-cap fund recommended on debut

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... debut. In its report, the ratings house noted the strength of OC's investment process, available capacity and alignment of interest with investors. It also acknowledged the fund's ability to take advantage of low funds under management to increase alpha ...

Think carefully before internalising investment: PwC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Industry consultant PwC is reaffirming the view that superannuation funds should think carefully before internalising investment management. In its latest paper, Internal Investment Management - Yes or No?, PwC notes while there may be many good reasons ...

IFM Investors and Samsung partner for infrastructure fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... to local institutional investors who are "diversifying their investments to overseas alternatives amid the current low interest and low growth investment environment." The fund will primarily target infrastructure assets in countries in North America ...

The prescience of Super Mario

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would not only taper its QE programme soon but also lift interest rates by the first quarter of 2018. The problem with this is that stronger economic growth has so far not translated into higher ...