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Super funds out-growing local real estate

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
Australian super funds are fast out-growing the domestic real estate market and the largest will soon join the likes of AustralianSuper and the Future Fund in acquiring large overseas assets directly, according to real estate investment manager TIAA ...

Hedge fund growth problem not helped by new products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
Hedge fund managers pinning their hopes on new products to drive inflows and business growth are underestimating the costs involved as well as the effect on margins, a new report from EY has found. The global survey compared opinions from 100 hedge ...

ASIC begins legal action against LM Investment Management

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has begun legal action against LM Investment Management (LMIM) founder Peter Charles Drake and its former directors. The regulator is seeking financial penalties and banning orders following ...

Vanguard launches hedged and unhedged intl ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
Two new international shares exchange traded funds (ETF) from Vanguard have begun trading on the ASX. The Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS) and the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (hedged) ETF (ASX:VGAD) offer investors ...

Geared BetaShares ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has seen its Geared Australian Equity Fund (hedge fund) upgraded to a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec. Trading under the ASX code GEAR, the fund provides investors with a simple way to gain cost-effective ...

Sunsuper taps FPA adviser network

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... their full financial position." The partnership is the second of its kind for the FPA. The industry body's chief executive Mark Rantall said new collaboration would ensure that more Australians would have access to a Certified Financial Planner. "After ...

Netwealth rebates nearly $4m in fees

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
Privately owned platform provider, netwealth, has paid out $3.8 million in fee rebates over the past three years to investors and super fund members. The figure includes $2.1 million paid out by the company in the last 12 months and netwealth expects ...

ASX and Bank of China sign major agreement

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
ASX and the Bank of China have signed a heads of agreement to develop the Renminbi (RMB) as a currency in Australia's financial markets. The heads of agreement complements the recent appointment of the Bank of China as the official RMB clearing bank ...

Global dividends reach record high

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
A slowdown in Australian dividend payments did little to dent dividends globally as payments broke the existing record for the September quarter. Global dividends reached US$288.1 billion in Q3, a record for the third quarter, according to the latest ...

Van Eyk stake hurts AWI earnings

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
Australasian Wealth Investment's (AWI) stake in van Eyk Research has weighed on the company's earnings performance, its latest quarterly update shows. AWI owns roughly a third of the troubled ratings business, which went into liquidation in ...