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Prominent families back Future Generation philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
Mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest and high profile manufacturing dynasty, the Smorgon family, are among the initial investors in the Future Generation Investment Fund, which has officially commenced trading on the ASX. The new philanthropically-focused ...

SMSF collapses imminent in hunt for yield

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
A chase for yield, combined with investor empowerment and lack of education could be the perfect storm for a large scale self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) collapse, according to Aberdeen Asset Management (Aberdeen). Speaking at a media briefing ...

Macquarie adds SMA option to platform wrap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
Macquarie has launched separately managed accounts (SMAs) as an investment option on its platform, the Macquarie Wrap. This will allow advisers and their clients to access an extensive range of SMAs, managed by investment managers and covering a range ...

Ray Martin to open FPA 2014 Conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
Journalist and media personality Ray Martin will be opening this year's Financial Planning Association (FPA) Professionals' Congress in Adelaide. Martin will host the inaugural discussion along with former supermodel and writer Tara Moss, Punchbowl ...

Financial Standard launches magazine for managed accounts professionals

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
With adviser demand for managed accounts predicted to rise in the next three years, Financial Standard has launched a new magazine: FS Managed Accounts - The Journal for Managed Account Professionals. The magazine was unveiled at Financial Standard's ...

Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Raise your hands all ye who thinks that their economy is growing above and beyond potential, that there's no slack in their nations' respective labour markets or that their labour force is not "under-utilised", and that it's time... to normalise interest ...

Billionaire makers: The cities growing the world's wealthiest

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
New York has topped the list of cities where the most billionaires were born, according to analysis by WealthInsight and Spear's magazine. No Australian cities made the list but major financial centres featured prominently. New York came out top overall ...

Perennial Aussie equities fund receives Zenith rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
Zenith Investment Partners has rated the Perennial Value Wealth Defender fund, which was launched in late May 2014. The fund received a 'recommended' rating from Zenith. The research house said that the fund "provides investors with a unique exposure ...

Age of the billion-dollar financial adviser

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
From modest beginnings with no precedent to rely on, Paul Crowne, principal adviser at Centric Wealth, is today one of the leading proponents of managed accounts in a business that looks after $5 billion of client portfolios using MAs. Crowne is the ...

Magellan profits jump 71%

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
Magellan Financial Group has reported net profit after tax of $82.9 million for the full year to 30 June, an increase of 71% on last year. Earnings per share also rose 67% to 48.9 cents while the group was able to increase its dividend 78% to 38.3 cents ...