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Investment bonds key to secure retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... internally taxed within the fund - in this case 30% - and also that they offer the same asset class diversification as managed funds, but with the added benefit of a tax advantaged structure that managed funds can't match. Investment bond earnings are ...

ETF managers now among Australia's fastest growing

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... Rainmaker noted that while ETFs are seen as synonymous with indexing, already 5% of this sector is held in actively managed funds. This active share is expected to grow as investment managers increasingly see exchange tradability as merely a distribution ...

Worst 'fat cat' funds have high fee diet

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... performance, revealing high fees as the force behind underachievement. The study conducted analysis of 3,820 super and managed funds. This year it found 638 fat cat funds and 574 fit cat funds. A fund is a fit cat when it performs better than its peers ...

Masterfunds grow despite underperformance of platforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... research house, formerly known as Plan for Life, has released its annual analysis of wrap, platform and master trust managed funds, showing that the market has now grown to $689.1 billion in funds under management (FUM), largely due to investment earnings. ...

Value stocks at inflection point: Perennial

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... Murray said the LIC was formed because SMSF investors "are not that keen on investing with people like ourselves via managed funds and would rather go through the listed space." The LIC, which offers dynamic derivatives protection among other attributes ...

Contango continues to grow investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... as an international trade analyst at China Citic Bank in Beijing. Similarly, Tan has a background in equity and managed funds research and has previously held roles with CIMB Investment Bank and Lonsec Research. Contango's chief investment officer George ...

Proliferation of global equity products meet investor demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... could be a means of deriving portfolio returns offshore and achieving greater diversification at the same time. "Managed funds are still dominating the global equities sector, but a growing number of investors are recognising the benefits of ASX-listed ...

Managed portfolios vital for SMSF diversification

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... international managed portfolios gives SMSFs the ability to directly access international assets rather than just though managed funds or exchanged traded funds. "We think the big issue with SMSFs is the huge asset imbalance they have compared to the ...

Growth in super and investment FUMA stagnant

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Funds under management and advice (FUMA) held in retail and wholesale managed funds increased by 0.2% to $1.117 trillion over the 12 months to June 2016, with retirement income the only segment experiencing strong growth. The DEXX&R Market Share Report ...

Powerwrap launches SMA service

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... allowing investors to benefit from expert investment management without the embedded capital gains tax associated with managed funds. Historically reserved for high net worth individuals with access to minimum investments of $500,000 or more, improved ...