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UBS releases mFund basket

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
UBS Asset Management has added a suite of funds to the ASX's mFund settlement service. Eleven UBS funds are now available through mFund. These are: the UBS Australian Small Companies Fund, UBS Microcap Fund, UBS HALO Australian Share Fund, UBS Australian ...

Chi-X adds advice, stockbroking market participants

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
A stockbroker and two independent financial planning licensees have joined the Chi-X Australia trading platform. Stockbroker OpenMarkets and advice firms Morgans and Shaw and Partners are now part of the Chi-X platform, which has 34 other market participants. ...

IOSCO releases retail investor education report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
IOSCO, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, has released its final report on investor education for retail consumers. In a statement, IOSCO said it has long recognised investor education as a key strategy for enhancing investor ...

Monash absolute return fund goes retail

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
The Monash Absolute Investment Fund will be available to retail investors, following the manager's partnership with a third party distribution firm. Winston Capital Partners will distribute Monash Investors' fund to investors seeking exposure to an ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
David Heather has been waiting for managed accounts to take off since 2001. The managedaccounts.com.au chief executive has watched interest grow across the investment spectrum, from large institutions to retail accumulators, but he's never seen any ...

Perpetual wins RE mandate with seven funds

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Perpetual Corporate Trust has been appointed to provide responsible entity services for seven funds. In the past three months, Perpetual has won mandates with Dalton Nicol Reid's Australian Equities High Conviction Fund, Aviva Investors' Multi-Strategy ...

Future Super launches fossil free index

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
Investors interested in Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed companies considered to be fossil fuel free and sustainably sound have been given a helping hand. Today Thomson Reuters and Future Super have launched two indices aiming to serve growing ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Australia's giant neighbours have been the world's largest source of growth for years. But the great investment opportunity is full of traps and markets often fall in erratic behaviours. Laura Millan asks eight key questions to understand Asia and to ...

Altius fund added to netwealth platform

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
The Altius Sustainable Bond Fund has had its second platform listing since it was launched late last year. The fund will be available to investors and advisers on the netwealth platform. The Altius fund is a diversified Australian fixed interest ethical ...

Platinum launches Asia LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Platinum Asset Management has launched Platinum Asia Investments, a listed investment company (LIC) that gives investors exposure to listed companies in the Asia region, ex Japan. Platinum has already lodged the prospectus with the Australian Securities ...