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ASIC user-pay model "eminently sensible": SEC veteran

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
Adopting the industry funding model for ASIC will result in a much more efficient and less politically-motivated regulator, according to former assistant director of the division of enforcement at the US Securities and Exchange Commission Jordan Thomas. ...

Investors must adapt to 'new normal'

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
Australian investors must consider low interest rates, low growth and high volatility as the 'new normal' when constructing their investment strategies, according to Findex. The asset manager argues that in a landscape of low yield and high volatility ...

Aussie income managers underperforming

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
Investors planning for retirement have been warned to stick to fundamentals in the wake of new data showing Australian equity fund managers with an income objective have delivered below-market returns in recent years. Income funds covered by Lonsec ...

Perpetual promotes executive to analyst role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
Perpetual Investments has announced a further addition to its global equities investment team. Josh Phillips has been given a role as a global equities analyst. He joined the firm as a graduate in 2012 and has worked across several divisions. In his ...

Australian system needs "substantial reassessment": SEC veteran

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
In light of news about a potential Royal Commission, former assistant director of the division of enforcement at the US Securities and Exchange Commission Jordan Thomas has said Australia's financial system could benefit from "substantial reassessment." ...

Another US pension giant exits hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
The trustees of giant US pension plan New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) have voted to liquidate the fund's hedge fund holdings. Hedge funds represent about 2.8% of NYCER's total US$51.2 billion ($65.9 billion). Hedge funds have faced ...

Van Eck launching infrastructure and dividend ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Van Eck has announced it will launch two new ETFs on the ASX. The VanEck Vectors FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF will track the widely-used FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index (Hedged AUD), giving Australian investors access to global ...

Infrastructure Capital Group targets $1bn for asset purchases

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Fund manager Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) is looking to raise $1 billion from domestic and international institutional investors to add quality established infrastructure businesses and new development projects to its mid-market infrastructure ...

Statewide Super and Financial Synergy announce new partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Superannuation administrator and software provider Financial Synergy has created a new managed services division, signing industry fund Statewide Super as its first client. The new division allows Financial Synergy to launch its software-as-a-service ...

AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Australia's largest superannuation fund has created a new socially responsible investment (SRI) option that avoids investment in companies with fossil fuel reserves. From 30 May 2016, AustralianSuper's three sustainable investment options will be consolidated ...