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Catch-all 'Alternative' label useless: Pengana

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
Increasing allocations to alternatives warrants a more meaningful classification over what comprises the sector, according to Pengana Capital. Russell Pillemer, Pengana Capital CEO, said when "alternative" allocations were small, reference to the ubiquitous ...

Powerwrap's platform offers advisers full choice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... independent adviser you need to have that choice available to you to differentiate yourself from the bank planners. "If you get smart, we believe you should be able to offer more not less choice for the same fee structure," he added. Powerwrap is an ...

Call for change follows Perpetual 57% profit fall

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
Perpetual needs more accelerated and fundamental change, said chief executive and Managing Director Geoff Lloyd, after announcing the group's $26.7 million net after tax profit - a 57% fall on the previous year. A group-wide cost reduction program in ...

SmartBeta solution tackles passive MySuper index approach: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has released a series of corporate bond strategies intended to help super funds address MySuper requirements. 'SmartBeta' credit strategies enable super funds to achieve low-cost global credit exposure without the drawbacks ...

Saxo Bank's iPad app optimises trading

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
Saxo Bank, parent company of Saxo Capital Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd has announced the launch of its updated mobile trading app which is now optimised for iPad use. Users with the current Saxo app on their iPhone or iPad will automatically receive ...

We're not obsolete: Brokers defend their patch

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... methods for raising capital might change, but the ability to match buyers with sellers, those things will always be true - and smart, savvy firms can capitalise on that," says Coppin. For the full version of this story see the latest (27 August) issue ...

Smarter lifecycle approach to staunch SMSF flow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
The quality of the debate on lifecycling in Australia has improved, according to Standard Life Investments, although many super funds are still grappling with product design into the post retirement phase. There is genuine concern in the industry that ...

Global wealth boosts IT spend

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Much of the USD$35 billion analyst firm Ovum expects global wealth management to spend on IT by 2016 will be in digital channels. According to forecasts from the global analysts, between 2011 and 2016 the Asia-Pacific region will increase its IT spend ...

Online speed nurtures consumer trust

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... looked at as advertising." A recent Sensis e-Business Report has found that more than half of all Australians now own a smart phone, and use it to access the internet even when they are at home. "Many consumers and businesses now rely on being able to ...

Too many managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Australia has an oversupply of fund managers and the fight to survive will cause many to review their pricing and business models. Brett Himbury, chief executive of IFM, said the funds industry is about to go through a correction as firms confront how ...