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IFM Investors adds global index equities capability

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... Investors chief executive Brett Himbury said: "This initiative leverages our strengths, including our index expertise, long-term focus and capacity for research, to be able to offer our clients an expanded index equities capability."

Advisers use more insurers, but main provider still key: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... year's levels due to a tightening of underwriting standards. As many as 45% of planners said insurance providers should focus on improving underwriting speeds to help them with their advice on risk. The research also looked at adviser's use of risk software ...

FSC calls for new govt agency to grow industry overseas

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... the level of exports equivalent to Hong Kong or Singapore. Elsewhere in its submission, the FSC said there must be greater focus on promoting the Australia funds management industry in Asia through twice-yearly delegations by senior cabinet ministers ...

NAB to float US subsidiary

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
National Australia Bank will float its US subsidiary Great Western Bank as it looks to focus on its core Australian and New Zealand operations. NAB expects to sell a minority stake in Great Western Bank through an initial public offering during the ...

Future Fund appoints CIO from within

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... Gilmore will take on additional responsibility for managing and monitoring total portfolio risk settings while continuing to focus on portfolio design and understanding the macroeconomic and market environment. With the addition of new risk monitoring ...

Call general advice 'sales': CBA

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has recommended there be changes to the way that 'advice' is described in its second round submission that responds to the Financial System Inquiry's (FSI) Interim Report. In its 92 page submission published on the ...

Retirement phase top issue for super in FSI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
The superannuation industry has overwhelmingly focused on the shortfalls and challenges of the retirement phase of superannuation in the second round of submissions to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). In its 140 page submission the Association of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... the Australian market remains relatively insulated. "Geopolitical risk is coming back to the fore, I think that's where focus has been switching towards over the last 24 hours," Mr Shamu said. "But fortunately for Australia, we haven't really taken to ...

Hold fire: Emerging market debt set for correction

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... free to invest across the full emerging market debt opportunity set with no bias to a benchmark. The fund's absolute return focus means it is mandated to minimize potential downside risks.

Give MySuper time to work, says AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... for a reframing of the language "from wealth creation (nest eggs) to retirement incomes." "It's time to move the reform focus from 'to retirement' to 'through retirement' and really start thinking of the best ways to help members deal with the many challenges ...