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Lonsec upgrades Flinders fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
Ratings house Lonsec has upgraded the Flinders Emerging Companies Fund from 'Investment Grade' to 'Recommended'. In its research report, Lonsec noted an increased conviction in Flinders Investment Partners investment team and process. They consider ...

Findex assigns Aussie equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
Findex has awarded the mandate for its managed discretionary Australian core equity portfolios to an active equities manager. Following a rigorous review program by the Findex investment team, Altair Asset Management secured the contract, having first ...

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Superannuation industry associations have once again come out strongly against a policy of allowing first home buyers early access to their superannuation to purchase a home. Following comments this week from Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar, who ...

Cyber breaches arise internally: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... cyber extortion accounted for just 2%. The asset consultant and advisory business warns that many organisations continue to focus on the technology aspect of cyber defence, which is crucial, but often at the expense of people-related risks, which represent ...

Gen Y prefers liquid investments: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... which surveyed 1400 KPMG Gen Y employees, also found that most don't believe wealth products are geared to their needs. Focus group studies found there is a perception that certain products are out of their range due to their long-term nature and perceived ...

QIC calls out unnecessary risk fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
Portfolio managers are missing out on returns thanks to an unnecessary fear of risk, according to new research from investment manager QIC. "Bonds are often considered the quiet achiever in investment portfolios," QIC director research and strategy ...

Grant Samuel flags two senior appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... Triple 3 Partners - to their respective investor groups. "These senior appointments will ensure GSFM maintains a dedicated focus of senior staff on servicing clients in the institutional and the retail space," Grant Samuel head of distribution Damien ...

RBA zeroes in on balance sheets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... resilience of the banks' and household balance sheets - rather than indicators such as credit or rising house prices - are a key focus for the RBA, assistant governor Michele Bullock said. Bullock told this morning's Bloomberg address on the risks facing ...

Global PE firm buys Australian office chain

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... with the management team to make substantial investments to optimize the company's digital and systems capabilities with a focus on enhancing the customer experience," Cooper said. Staples chief executive Shira Goodman said the agreement with Platinum ...

MW Lomax grows geographic footprint

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
MW Lomax and its international partner Focus acquired a Brisbane-based advisory firm. MW Lomax, which currently has offices in Sydney and Melbourne, has created "a financial services powerhouse" along Australia's east coast with the acquisition of Westwood ...