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Van Eyk set to make announcement on future

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... into voluntary administration. The company's future has been thrown into question following the collapse of its Blueprint series of investment funds. The company was forced to conduct a near-complete wind up of its funds management business after the ...

Unbelievably beautiful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... point increase in the participation rate to 65.2% is too. This is the reason why "The ABS encourages the use of the trend series" because it "smooths the seasonally adjusted series and can provide a better basis for analysing the underlying behaviour ...

Crisis deepens for van Eyk Blueprint funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... Alternatives Fund and van Eyk Blueprint Alternatives Plus Fund are the only surviving products remaining in the Blueprint series following the decision by Macquarie to terminate a further nine portfolios that it acts as responsible entity for. Macquarie ...

Challenger adds firepower to annuities business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... Challenger Life to $11.1 billion. "This year our sales are up 28% and they've been growing at around the 30% mark for a series of years," Benari said. "We apply a lot of capital against our annuities versus what a bank would put against a term deposit. ...

AMP half year profit falls 3%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... management actions. "Improving the performance of the insurance business remains a key area of focus as we introduce a series of actions to improve the management of claims and customer retention in order to deliver benefits to both our customers and ...

Macquarie terminates four suspended van Eyk funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
Macquarie has shut down four funds in the van Eyk Blueprint series following the recent suspension of applications and redemptions. "Macquarie Investment Management Limited (Macquarie), as responsible entity for the van Eyk Blueprint Series, has determined ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... Also weighing on sentiment was a report showing China's foreign direct investment slumped to a two-year low, adding to a series of downbeat data about the world's second largest economy. But bargain hunting pushed Shanghai higher, rising 0.57 per cent ...

FEATURE: Have we reached the tipping point for managed accounts?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
In the first of a two-part special report on the sector, Mark Smith explores why after a series of false starts, industry experts are saying now is the time for managed accounts to live up to their billing as the next big thing in client portfolio management. ...

CBA appoints international experts to oversee advice program

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... been appointed independent expert for the Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) Open Advice Review program. The appointment follows a series of announcements made ahead of the company results, which will be released this Wednesday. Promontory Financial Group will ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... news on Monday, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases June's retail trade data, and the ANZ job advertisements series for July is due out as is the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge, also for July. No major equities news is expected. ...