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LM secures due diligence agreement

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... fund houses across the USA, Asia and Europe. "We provide a unique offering to global investors with the Australian success story which shows an impressive list of credentials." The nation's strong economic performance includes 21 years of sustained economic ...

Wealth Enhancers appoints risk insurance adviser

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Former Zurich high flyer, Belinda Sirio joins fast-growing boutique firm Wealth Enhancers as their first dedicated risk insurance adviser. Building on the specialist model the firm has embraced from day one, CEO Finn Kelly said: "Belinda is an excellent ...

BoQ first Aussie bank to post loss in 20 years

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... upgraded it again following our initial downgrade when we first learned of the results two weeks ago. It's a turnaround story, it's nice and cheap and we still think there is plenty of long-term value there."

netwealth adopts Morphic Global Opps Fund

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
The recently launched Morphic Global Opportunities Fund (MGOF) has been adopted on its first multi-user investor platform following its recent link to the netwealth Accessible Managed Funds Menu. General manager of investment and distribution at netwealth ...

Future Fund 'under-resourced' on climate risks

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
Still smarting over a Senate Committee gruelling over its tobacco investments, the Future Fund - the largest fund in Australia - is being accused of insufficient transparency over climate-change risk mitigation within its portfolio. A FOI search two ...

SMARTpension receives five-star rating

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
SMARTpension, the pension division of industry super fund Professional Associations Super, has been awarded CANSTAR's five-star rating for "outstanding value" in 2012. One of only seven funds to receive a five-star rating for members with medium ($400,000) ...

Macquarie in bid for Robeco: Report

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
Rabobank's Robeco unit is expected to be sold later this month, and if recent reports by Reuters are correct, Macquarie Group and Japanese finance company ORIX Corp are now among the contenders. Included among recent bidders for the European asset management ...

Special bond issues could fix unaffordable housing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... structured bond instruments. Demand for these bond instruments is up 30% this year, a financial newspaper reported in a separate story. Falling interest rates and term deposit rates suggests this demand gap could widen even further. Despite the estimated ...

Guidance sought on Wellington's share distrib plans

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court challenging whether Wellington Capital Limited (Wellington) is legally able to distribute shares, as opposed to cash, to the unitholders in the ...

Big data 'big headache' for super: J.P Morgan

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
Understanding the likely impact of "big data" is rapidly becoming a key differentiator for Australian super funds and other large financial institutions vying for customers, according to J.P Morgan. The asset servicing firm argues that those funds truly ...