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Capital Group elects new chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... action in the best long-term interests of our clients, investors and associates," Armour said. "Throughout its history, the true strength of Capital Group lies not in an individual but in the collective talents of all our associates who are aligned behind ...

It's not the when but the what happens after

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... co-founder of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based Irving Magee Investment Management, which oversees $230 million." (Bloomberg) True that. A graphical representation of the correlation between the US Fed's balance sheet and the S&P 500 index provides convincing ...

Power in super advertising

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... reasons, but the perception the advertising creates for them is that their industry fund is great value - whether that is true or not - perception is reality in the eyes of the individual." The brand recognition and loyalty theme is evident in the recent ...

The "old economy" that is Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... which, while up slightly today, is still languishing almost 20 per cent below its record peak, set all the way back in 2007. True that. According to the tech behemoths, Wall Street's outperformance is because of "unprecedented stimulus from the country's ...

SMSF admin reacts to criticism: don't like it, don't use it!

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... platform providers are "charging hefty commissions and enjoying cosy relationships with the banks." Long admitted that "it is true that people who set up SMSFs with low account balances can pay disproportionately higher administrative fees. "But that's ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... such explanation is the international financial community's growing fear about further devaluation of the US dollar. Not true no more. US dollar weakness has prompted China, Russia and India to propose that the greenback be replaced by a multi-reserve ...

Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... investors allocate large sections of their portfolios into passive strategies and leave the rest to managers who can deliver "true alpha." As an example, Zverev said that SLI's strategy is invested in Italian bank Banca Popolare di Milano, "not because ...

SPECIAL REPORT: Let's talk about managed accounts

... focus group, pulled from the same sample of respondents for the research, rejected this headline result. They suggested the true problem lies in the "general lack of adviser understanding of the topic," particularly since there are no legal requirements ...

Towers Watson hires senior consultant

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... Europe. "Aongus is a highly experienced investment professional, particularly in identifying investment strategies that provide true diversification from the equity and credit risks that dominate most Australian investors' portfolios," Towers Watson ...

Chartered accountants' response 'clumsy'

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... be there. Responding to the defamation claim, Mr Gray said the speech was Ms Patterson's honest opinion based largely on true facts and was given in qualified privilege, meaning those listening had an interest in hearing from NZICA, but could also make ...