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Mason Stevens buys 2020 Funds Management

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
Managed accounts provider Mason Stevens has bought 2020 Funds Management Limited and 2020 DIRECTINVEST to create a new entity, One Capital Management. Mason Stevens and 2020 Funds Management product capabilities, with a new focus on the SMSF market ...

Attitude overhaul needed: Perpetual

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
An attitude overhaul is needed across the industry to retain investor confidence and get investments back on track, according to Perpetual, with asset allocation severely undervalued. Richard Brandweiner, Perpetual's group executive for income and multi ...

Smart beta gains popularity with instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Smart beta solutions are becoming increasingly popular with global pension funds, according to research from UK advice firm bfinance. Smart beta, which includes fair-value indexing and low-volatility strategies were perceived as a method of reducing ...

UBS names ING IM transfers

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
Six ING Investment Management staff will move over to UBS Global Asset Management from April 1 once the integration of the firm into UBS is complete on March 30. These include Joel Fleming, Australian equities small companies, David Scott and Patrick ...

MLC shakes up portfolio allocations

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
MLC has shifted its Australian share strategy manager allocations for its major portfolios to add passive allocations to its investment strategy, replacing Concord Capital with Vanguard Investments among other changes. The MLC Horizon Series of portfolios ...

JP Morgan offers mobile access

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
JP Morgan Treasury Services launched its ACCESS Mobile banking platform today which allows cash management by Australian and New Zealand corporate and institutional investors through their smartphones and tablets. Investors will be able to view balance ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Seventy-one (71) Julia. Thirty-one (31) KRudd. Surprised? No. Embarrassingly entertaining? Very. But now that Team Labor has chosen, it's time to put the farce (whoops, Freudian slip), the past behind and get on with the business of governing. Yeah ...

Big Sky members vote in favour of Australian Unity deal

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Members of Big Sky Credit Union Limited have approved a proposal to transfer the business to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australian Unity Limited - Lifeplan Australia Building Society Limited. Subject to regulatory approval, Big Sky Credit Union's ...

Thrilla in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Were it not for the Australian suspense thrilla currently showing at theatres near us, it would have been another 'ho-hum' moment in terms of headlines and financial market performance. No Virginia, I refused to be drawn into the whys and the wherefores ...

Asteron Life launches adviser friendly package

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
Life insurance specialist Asteron Life has launched a new insurance package aimed at making life easier for independent financial advisers in the life risk business. Asteron Life Complete includes a simplified income protection range with reduced pricing ...