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New risk technologies shifting industry power

MATT WOODINGTON | THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011

New technologies are empowering individual investors to assess the risk of their investments through institutions, as post trade management enables real time data on asset exposure. Large banks and other financial institutions have invested far more ...

New property fund built for average earners

MATT WOODINGTON | THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011

Public offer superannuation fund, TIC Super, has launched a new residential property fund targeting middle Australia. The TIC Diversified Australian Residential Property Fund (DARP) aims to provide low risk exposure to property investments for people ...

Insurance industry prepared for black swan flock

MATT WOODINGTON | WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011

The Australian insurance market is well equipped to cope with future natural disasters, while acknowledging that previous risk exposure had been under priced, according to Aon. The industry is coming to accept 'black swan' events as a far more common ...

Bell recruits Bloomberg for risk and compliance

MATT WOODINGTON | WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011

Bell Asset Management has implemented Bloomberg's Asset & Investment Manager's third party risk, performance and compliance packages in an upgrade to its portfolio management system. Bloomberg's Asset & Investment Manager (AIM) order management system ...

SMSFs given leeway on property assets

MATT WOODINGTON | WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011

Self managed super fund trustees will be allowed to make improvements to property assets under a proposed new ruling from the Australian Taxation Office, which has also relaxed its interpretation of single acquirable assets. The ATO's draft ruling on ...

Insto fears over high frequency trading set to grow

MATT WOODINGTON | TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011

Institutional investors are expressing increasing concern about the effect of high frequency trading on their trading outcomes in the equities market. According to a new survey conducted by institutional equities marketplace provider Liquidnet, more ...

BlackRock Aus share fund on hold as manager retires

MATT WOODINGTON | TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011

Mark Himpoo, manager of the BlackRock Australian Share Portfolio, has announced plans to retire, according to Morningstar. Himpoo, who was appointed as lead manager of the fund in 2001, made the announcement on September 6 but will remain with the fund ...

ASIC surveillance sharpens focus on AFS licensees

MATT WOODINGTON | TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011

Financial services licensees must effectively monitor business models for possible conflicts of interest and prioritise training and supervision of advisers, said ASIC, as part of plans to raise standards in the advice industry and hold gatekeepers ...

Bennelong absolute return fund earns top rating

MATT WOODINGTON | MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011

The Bennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund has received a 'highly recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The fund is the product of a joint venture between Bennelong Funds Management and the newly established Kardinia Capital, which is ...

AQR earns $150m of mandates for hedge fund strategy

MATT WOODINGTON | MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011

AQR Capital Management has secured more than $150 million in new institutional mandates for its hedge fund strategy in Australia and New Zealand over the last three months, including $52 million from Mercer. The AQR Wholesale DELTA Fund, launched in ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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