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Foundation raises over $1m for biomedical research

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
The Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundations have awarded over $1 million to biomedical research via the distribution of the annual Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research and 13 Establishment Grants. As the trustee of the foundations, Perpetual ...

New Perpetual LIC gets Zenith rating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... particularly relevant to PIC as it will be very much a high conviction, concentrated vehicle with more of an absolute return focus than many of their other equities funds." While the fund has no operating history, Zenith said it had "no hesitation" in ...

ASIC to crack down on big four, AMP and Macquarie

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... risk-based surveillance, concentrating on compliance in large financial institutions, and advice and dealing activities." It will focus on the financial advice arms of AMP, Commonwealth Bank (CBA), National Australia Bank (NAB), ANZ, Westpac/BT Financial ...

FPA chair Rowe stands down, Kendall takes the reins

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... financial future." Incoming chair Neil Kendall said that "there has been much talk to date about what defines 'bad advice'. Our focus from now is very much on 'good advice'." Rowe highlighted Patrick Canion's role in reinvigorating of the FPA's chapter ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... territory," he said. "We've had concerns shift from fears about slowing global growth, the spread of Ebola (to) investors' focus on what's really important and that's earnings." On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.63 per cent on ...

OneVentures Innovation and Growth fund raises $60m

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
Australian venture capital firm OneVentures has announced the first close of its Innovation and Growth Fund II after raising $60 million. The fund - which invests in healthcare, education, mobile, media, cloud computing and data, sensors and robotics ...

SelectingSuper fund award finalists announced

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... HOSTPLUS, Intrust Super,IOOF, legalsuper, LG Super (QLD), MultiPort, netwealth, NGS Super, OneAnswer Frontier, Perpetual Wealth Focus, Retirement Benefits Fund (Tas), REST, Russell SuperSolutions, Sunsuper, Super IQ, Super SA - Triple S Scheme, Telstra ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... Morgan Stanley and as European bourses soared. "The fear factor is beginning to diminish and investors are beginning to focus on earnings," said Peter Cadillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital. LONDON - European stock markets surged ...

Super squabble beyond the joke: Taxpayers Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... they are both concerned with their own self-interest, the ones they should be putting first - their members - lose out. Focus is being taken away from building the best outcomes for members. It is no wonder people are leaving to set up their own self-managed ...

Custodians make managers more accountable: BNP Paribas

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... that strategy, which means fund managers must also stick to theirs. But one potential enemy to this prudent approach is a focus on peer risk. "I was asked a question recently: do peer groups make good benchmarks? My answer was, they have their place." ...