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Super fund private equity inflows constant

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... five years matching 42% over the last 12 months," said Woodthorpe. According to Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) research, private equity and venture capital funds raised US$2.3 billion in Australia in 2011, a 72% increase over the previous year ...

Record month for ETPs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... exchange traded products (ETP) and fixed income exchange traded funds (ETF) hit record highs last month, according to latest research. The BlackRock ETP Landscape report from revealed the ETP sector had its strongest ever January, with $34.1 billion ...

AFS launches mobile platform for advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... balance," he said. "The mobile platform for our advisers, [it] improves communication with head office through easy access to research from the leading international research houses, AFS product videos, live streaming of economic and share market news ...

MLC and JANA form powerhouse consulting business

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... clients and our implementing consulting clients- you would expect the JANA investment philosophy and the JANA investment research output to play its role over the long term," added Patrick. However the JANA chief stressed that portfolios are already ...

Super accounts on path for consolidation: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... Financial Services Council (FSC) and DST Global Solutions survey of over 7.2 million retail and corporate super accounts. The research looked at one of the key changes under Stronger Super whereby inactive super accounts with less than $1,000 would automatically ...

Perpetual completes retail distribution restructure

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
Former NAB/MLC Wealth head of national accounts and research Matt Thompson will join Perpetual next month as general manager strategic accounts. The move is part of a shake-up of Perpetual's retail distribution set-up announced in December, which sees ...

Confusion over APRA risk disclosure guidance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... in product disclosure statements seems to elicit more consumer mistakes than other presentation methods, according to research from the University of Technology Sydney. Speaking at an Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) seminar in Sydney ...

Securitor advisers gain new access

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
Dealer group Securitor has launched a new investment research and strategy website for its advisers, offering equities, product and thematic market research to meet the needs of its adviser network. The new website will include a range of features such ...

Conflict of interest still key issue: ASIC shadow shop

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
ASIC has revealed conflict of interest has again emerged as a problem for consumers in its latest shadow shop research on financial advice. The results of the 2011 survey, carried out to test the quality of advice given to consumers in or nearing retirement ...

AllianceBernstein committed to Aus presence

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... deliver local and global investment strategies supported by the depth and breadth of AllianceBernstein's local and global research, portfolio management and client-service resources," ABAL confirmed to Financial Standard. AllianceBernstein operated in ...