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Traditional funds too apathetic to super start-ups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
While the short-term impact of new players in the superannuation market might be overstated, established super funds should prepare for the long-term threat of such competition. That is the view of SuperEd chief customer officer James Coyle, who believes ...

Family-owned companies beating equity markets across all regions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Credit Suisse research reveals that cumulatively, family-owned companies have beaten the MSCI AC World Index by 55% over the past decade. Credit Suisse defines family-owned businesses as those where founders or descendants of founders have at least ...

TH Real Estate appoints head of debt from CBRE

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
TH Real Estate appointed a new head of debt for Australia. Martin Priestley joins TH Real Estate from CBRE, where headed up the debt and structured finance business for the Asia-Pacific region. Before that, he was managing director of Moss Capital ...

Whitehelm acquires Netherlands asset for pension funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Infrastructure investment manager Whitehelm Capital recently acquired a petroleum tank storage terminal in the Netherlands on behalf of several pension funds. Whitehelm agreed to acquire 90% of the shares in Vopak Terminal Eemshaven - a joint venture ...

AFA shines spotlight on peer learning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers is offering private coaching sessions for less experienced advisers at its upcoming National Adviser Conference. The industry body is introducing a Meet the Mentors session at which long-standing AFA members will ...

Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
They might be expanding at a slower rate but they're still expanding. The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing and services indices both slowed in September from August but remained above the 50 expansion/contraction line. ...

Active debate triggers Fidelity fee overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
Fidelity made significant changes to its global fee regime in response to ongoing debate concerning the value of active management. Describing the new fee model as a "fundamental change in how it charges for its services," Fidelity debuted its reduced ...

Exclusive partnership brings $35bn global manager to Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
A global specialist in private equity, private credit and clean energy infrastructure with more than $35 billion in assets is entering the Australian market via an exclusive partnership. Capital Dynamics is partnering with Australian distributor Channel ...

Digital assets overlooked in estate planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
Research from two Australian universities found that overlooking digital assets in estate planning could have dire implications for business owners. Most Australians (71%) are unaware of what would happen to their digital assets when they pass away ...

Less than half pass CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
More than half of new Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidates failed the first level of the six-hour examination, recent results from the CFA Institute shows. Of the 63,281 global candidates who took the mid-year Level I sitting (also offered in ...