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Vanguard's new hire to target DIY super funds

Vanguard Investments Australia's will be focusing on the burgeoning DIY super funds sector with the appointment of a new Retail Products and Technical Services Manager. Michael Houlihan joins the index manager with a brief to focus on the sector which ...

Global investor confidence drops in September: State Street

State Street's Investor Confidence Index revealed that global investor confidence is down 1.3 points this month, from August's reading of 85.3, after a substantial European drop affected global figures. Asia-Pacific's institutional investor's risk appetite ...

Asgard re-aligns products into high touch low touch

Asgard has re-aligned its products into high touch low touch streams in response to growing acceptance that the advice aspect is the major differentiator across product streams and service models. The low touch stream include employee super, SMA funds ...

Morningstar sees benefits in Tyndall's active approach

Tyndall's Australian Share Wholesale Portfolio (TASWP) provides the greatest diversification benefit away from the index compared with many active Australian equity managers according to a Morningstar report. The report, commission by Tyndall, was developed ...

UK pension funds weaker than Oz

The UK pension funds market posted a second quarter return of 5.1 per cent amid rising fuel prices and weak company earnings affecting the global equities market during the same period. This is, however, the UK pension funds' ninth straight quarter ...

Financial advice quality is improving: CPA Australia

One third of investors believe the quality of financial advice has improved in recent years, according to a research report detailing consumer attitudes to financial planning that has just been released by CPA Australia. The independent report, which ...

Equity Financial Services acquires planners but seeks risk advisors

Equity Financial Services Australia has announced it adds three financial planners to its group, bringing 90 million in net wealth and an increase of 30 per cent in clients under management, with hopes to now expand through an association with risk ...

Morningstar places BT's international equities on hold

Morningstar has given BT's international equities strategy a 'hold' placing stating that it may take more time for its team to integrate fundamental and new quantitative inputs. In August of this year, Morningstar placed BT's listed property on hold ...

Micro venture cap fund targets consumers

A specialist micro venture capital fund targeting small investors has been formed to help fund Australian inventors in their early phases of development. The fund aims to raise $5 million over the next year which will be used to support inventors wanting ...

Host-Plus accepts undertaking from ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the trustee of the Host-Plus superannuation fund, Host-Plus Pty Ltd (Host-Plus). The enforceable undertaking relates to future projections outlined in ...