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How to win family office mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
Don't even think about approaching a family office for an investment mandate if you don't have market beating returns and be prepared to wait years to earn their trust, a panel of family office executives has said. Addressing an audience of fund managers ...

AllianceBernstein set to launch three renminbi funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
Global fund manager AllianceBernstein is set to launch three more China funds after receiving a licence in the Chinese government's Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) scheme. The scheme allows non-Chinese financial institutions ...

Westpac fined over misleading statements on annuity product

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... disclosure statement (PDS) and other promotional material. Westpac potentially misled consumers by representing that the interest rate was calculated on the principal amount invested. But in reality the rate only applied to the balance of the principal ...

Young Australians clueless about life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... week for death insurance they do not want or need. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos urged people to take an active interest in their insurance. "Insurance provided through super plays an important role in helping to protect people from the financial ...

BNP Paribas makes key Asia Pacific appointments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... Kong. Raccat has been with the firm since 1996. He was appointed head of global markets - covering forex, short-term interest rates, equity lending and agency lending - in 2011. BNP Securities Services Asia Pacific head Lawrence Au said: "I am very pleased ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... investment officer at BMO Private Bank. "That, combined with a perception that the Fed may not be in a hurry to raise interest rates," moved markets, he said. Apple fell 0.8 per cent following reports that its new iPhone models may not be available in ...

Sunsuper launches 'online insights community'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... members. Sunsuper chief executive Scott Hartley said the website would keep the "voice of the customer" and members' best interest front of mind. "The purpose of the community is to help us more deeply understand the needs, behaviours, and attitudes ...

QBE to invest $100 million in social benefit bonds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
Global insurer QBE Insurance has announced it intends to allocate $100 million to social impact investments over the next three years. QBE chief investment officer Gary Brader said: "We're very interested in social benefit bonds, because in addition ...

ASIC: Beware fake forex website

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... overseas, or requests to pay taxes or fees before a loan can be provided; repeated telephone calls or emails; offers of an interest rate substantially lower than what is available from legitimate lenders; and offers of a free period before any repayments ...

BetaShares funds awarded 'Recommended' ratings

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... the FTSE RAFI Australia 200 ETF (QOZ), the Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser Fund (YMAX), the Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA), the US Dollar ETF (USD) and the Gold Bullion ETF - Currency Hedged (QAU).