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Alternatives managers asked to help more with fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
More than half of investors in hedge funds and other alternatives say changes to fee structures can better align their interests with fund managers, according to a recent survey by data and research provider Preqin. Of the five major alternative asset ...

Risk not the endgame

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
A young Australian boutique absolute return fund rapidly establishing a mark for outperformance highlights how new funds have to deliver something very special if they want to be noticed. Auscap Asset Management is a small absolute return long short ...

Breathing space or gasping room?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
"ATHENS - After nearly two weeks of tense negotiations, Greece and its troika of foreign creditors said Monday that they had clinched an agreement on economic measures that Athens must enforce to secure the release of further crucial rescue money." ...

Pro-active, timely responses avoid SMSF penalties

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... do," Aisbett told delegates at the SMSF Association National Conference in Melbourne. "Trustees who refuse to accept the notice and make an offer as to how to fix the breach don't help their standing with the regulator. "Some advisers react by sacking ...

Young advisers flock to the AFA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Young advisers have responded to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) GenXt initiative and now 30% of the organisation's members are under 40 years of age. "We have made a significant investment, through the GenXt initiative, in helping our members ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... becoming deflation. It's so very clear from the Riksbank statement, "these measures and the readiness to do more at short notice underline that the Riksbank is safeguarding the role of the inflation target as a nominal anchor for price setting and wage ...

Super Mario delivers huge stimulus package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... both hands), just be aware that monetary policy operates with a lag of between 12-18 months. That's how long before we notice real improvements in the real economy... and that's also if the monetary policy transmission mechanism -- which the ECB President ...

Inquiry asks for greater simple bond red tape reduction

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... Under the recommendations, the disclosure regime would comprise a term sheet for a standardised product and a cleansing notice. The report added that the industry - assisted by the Australian Financial Markets Association - should develop standard terms ...

New FoFA likely to increase advice costs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... the 2010 FoFA announcement, which was made on a public holiday, Anzac Day. The government probably thought no-one would notice."

Small tech providers tempt aligned advisers to defect

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Aligned advisers are finding large platforms slow to react to the changing environment, with some starting to "defect" and to small independent providers, AdviceInnovation members said. "People are beginning to defect. A couple years ago there wasn't ...