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Van Eyk buys Perpetual NZ Co

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
Investment research provider van Eyk has completed the purchase of Perpetual New Zealand Companies, which includes Perpetual Asset Management and Perpetual Portfolio Management. The acquisition will increase the van Eyk Group's consolidated gross annual ...

Superannuation to wield $6tr muscle by 2030

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
A group of superannuation and investment experts predict that by 2030, local super funds will dominate the global landscape while the self-managed super funds (SMSFs) sector will suffer a slowdown. The superannuation industry in 2030 will be bigger ...

GFC derails wealth fee growth by $30bn

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
The global financial crisis cost the Australian funds management industry an estimated $30 billion in potential revenues, according to new research from Rainmaker Information. The finding comes from the report just released by Rainmaker, drawing data ...

Time to rebalance as cash returns fall: Bridgewater

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Cash returns are likely to fall to below 1% and stay low for a long period of time, according to Bridgewater portfolio strategist Jeff Gardner. In a presentation at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) about portfolio construction and ...

MLC gives permanent CIO role to Armitage

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
MLC has today appointed Jonathan Armitage as chief investment officer of MLC Investment Management, effective immediately. The appointment follows a managerial shake-up at the financial services firm, which led to boss Steve Tucker leaving the company ...

Corporate governance still needs to improve in Asian markets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Corporate governance is still an issue of concern when investing in Asian markets and while international financial centres such as Singapore or Hong Kong have improved tremendously, there are still problems that need to be tackled. A survey conducted ...

netwealth creates new national advice group

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
Wealth management group netwealth yesterday announced the formation of a new national advice group which it hopes will create an attractive proposition for advisers at all stages of their career. The new national advice group brings together Pathway ...

Model portfolios vulnerable to avoidable risks

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
Many of the model portfolios used by financial advisers to meet investor objectives are susceptible to market shocks and hidden risks, according to a study by van Eyk's Portfolio X-Rays initiative. The consulting service examines a model portfolio to ...

Shortage of reliable Aussie income products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
Australian income investors are receiving annual returns almost 3% lower than anticipated from their income generating products, according to a new global survey from Legg Mason Global Asset Management. The findings come from a survey of more than 3,000 ...

Hostplus awards $100m global equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Hostplus has awarded a $100 million mandate to Dundas Global Investors (DGI) through the Apostle Dundas Global Equity fund, Financial Standard can reveal. The Edinburgh-based fund manager's investment approach centres around global equity portfolios ...