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BetaShares launches ASX-listed ETF for US equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... (ASX). The fund is the first of its kind in Australia and it aims to provide an investment return that tracks the performance of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index before fees and expenses. The BetaShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF will trade under the ASX code ...

LGS grows investment committee

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... committee. Bev Durston and Robert Swift are the new committee members and they will assist the fund in monitoring the performance of LGS' investment managers and overseeing the work of LGS' internal investment team and external asset consultant. Durston ...

FPA sets sights on lifting professional standards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... standards. The FPA welcomes this and we are pleased to see that the Financial System Inquiry, Senate Inquiry into the Performance of ASIC and most recently the PJC Inquiry have widely supported the measures we called for in the FPA 10 Point Plan. "While ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... (CFPL) and Financial Wisdom (FW) customers being made public by the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Committee (ASIC). The inquiry, chaired by Labor Senator Mark Bishop, grilled ASIC ...

Murray calls for ASIC to have more money and power

MARK SMITH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... funding." The report noted that the government currently lacks a regular process that allows it to assess the overall performance of financial regulators ASIC was specifically referenced in recommendation 29. "Introduce an industry funding model for ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... only in January. In local economic news on Friday, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association's performance of construction index (PCI) for November is due out. In equities news, Premier Investments, Funtastic and Washington H Soul Pattinson ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... September quarter, including gross domestic product, while the Australian Industry Group's November Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) is due out. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft is slated to address to the National Press Club while Treasury ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... Statistics releases business indicators for the September quarter. Also due out is the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge and the RP Data Core Logic Home Value Index ...

Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
Super funds saw a further dip in returns in the September quarter, on average falling by between 60 and 80 basis points compared to the June quarter, according to the second batch of MySuper statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Healthcare investment options limited despite Medibank IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... with over US$5bn of capital flowing to the sector," she said, and added that the US health care sector delivered performance of 28% for the year to 31 October 2014 in local terms. "We see continued opportunities in global healthcare companies where innovation ...