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Lonsec adds AB fund to portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
AllianceBernstein's AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund has been added to Lonsec's core model portfolios. The firm is delighted with the recognition, with AB chief executive - Australia, Jen Driscoll saying it highlights the excellent performance of ...

Franklin Templeton reveals new operating structure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia has announced a new operating structure for its distribution team. The new structure will see the formation of three dedicated groups to focus on and service the institutional, financial institutions and family ...

Part-pensioners short-changed by asset test changes

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
Up to 300,000 part-pensioners will have to make significant changes to their retirement income strategy to avoid losing out to the 2017 asset test changes, according to Plato Investment Management research. Plato's research found that in order to maintain ...

SMSFs encouraged to embrace fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
SMSF members need to embrace fintech to minimise the erosion of returns and add simplicity to the costs of both asset ownership and administration. Managed account software provider MA Operator says many SMSFs are paying for services they don't need ...

Neuberger Berman hires Franklin Templeton exec

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
Neuberger Berman Australia has appointed a new senior manager - client operations and fund oversight. Ben Canagasabey joins Neuberger Berman from Franklin Templeton, where he was manager - global fund administration and reporting. Prior to that, he ...

Hedge fund goes retail with performance-only fee structure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
A previously exclusive absolute return fund has opened to retail investors, with a fee structure based solely on performance. Harvest Lane Asset Management's fund has returned 11.67% per annum after fees since July 1, 2013. While it isn't benchmarked ...

The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... that's their business, theirs to deal with. There are numerous autopsies done freely available on the web but I found Thomas Frank's piece in The Guardian particularly insightful. Here's the link. What's more important now is to discern where President ...

McMillin exits TWUSuper again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... TWUSuper chief executive Bill McMillin has retired from the fund. According to the TWUSuper website, chief financial officer Frank Sandy has taken on the role of acting chief executive until a suitable replacement is found, with Wayne Jones acting as ...

Macquarie reports $1bn net profit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
Macquarie has reported a net profit of $1.05 billion for the first half of 2017. This figure is down 2% on the prior corresponding period, but up 8% on 2H16. Operating income was up 8% on the previous six months to $5.2 billion. The group has declared ...

Macquarie Infrastructure buys rail business

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... billion, repay GWA's existing $250 million term loan and pay $32 million of transaction costs. MIRA Asia-Pacific co-head, Frank Kwok, said the largest manager of infrastructure assets globally was pleased to be partnering with G&W. "GWA is a strong business ...