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McCredden joins Infradebt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013

Congress dysfunction hits US bond confidence

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
Political dysfunction in the US has raised concerns the super power may not fully pay bond holders, a risk formerly only associated with emerging market economies. BlackRock Inc has just released its latest 'Willingness to Pay' report that contains ...

AltaVista upgrades Portfolio Builder tech tool

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
Exchange Traded Fund research group AltaVista Research has upgraded its Portfolio Builder that enables advisors to blend their own ETF Model Portfolios. Explaining how the system could be used, AltaVista said: "while the number of ETFs in Australia ...

SIFMA talks up Wall Street cyber defences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The US Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has released its assessment report of their Wall Street cyber attack simulation and while it confirms their protocols performed adequately, it was the soft attack weapons that were ...

MySuper authorisations creep up to 78

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
With three months to go until employers will be allowed to send superannuation guarantee contributions only to super funds that have been authorised to offer MySuper products, there are only 78 funds MySuper authorised. According to figures from the ...

Fund members still resisting super engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Despite the considerable work by super funds to engage their memberships, two just released consumer surveys have again affirmed the difficulty they face in gaining traction among members. Engaged Marketing in its analysis of super fund Net Promoter ...

Praemium to host 5 more BetaShares ETFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
The Praemium SMA platform has agreed to include five more BetaShares exchange traded funds that focus on domestic equities strategies, currencies and commodities. The new inclusions take to 10 the number of BetaShares ETFs the Praemium SMA will host. ...

Boutiques no longer have performance edge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Despite the attention boutiques receive they no longer show any systematic performance edge over big brand managers. Explaining the research findings, Rainmaker in its latest Roundup report said the big brands have learned how to corral boutiques into ...

NZ Super awards 4 mandates to Northern Trust

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
New Zealand Superannuation Fund appoints Northern Trust to new passive global equities mandates. The NZ$23 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund has appointed Northern Trust's asset management arm, a leading global provider of index, active and multi-manager ...

ASX launches new resources, financial sector futures

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013