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DST Bluedoor to take platforms to Europe

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... implementation of the first institutional client on the IFDS platform administration service and has put together a team to focus on the European side of the business. IFDS is an investor-servicing provider with 4,000-plus employees supporting more than ...

Prime Value launches concentrated equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
Boutique fund manager Prime Value has launched its first new fund in almost 12 years, after moving further into the retail space from its family office- focused origins. The Prime Value Opportunities Fund, a concentrated equities fund structured to ...

Planners must advise people, not portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Financial planners need to focus on their soft skills to address clients' problems, as they keep in mind that they servicing not just portfolios, but people, trusted advisers say in new research. The research by the Association of Financial Advisers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
The Australian share market looks likely to continue to fall on Tuesday. At 0755 AEST the June share price index futures contract was 13 points lower at 4,938. Wall Street and London markets were closed overnight for holidays. In company news on Tuesday ...

Retirement platforms to become the new battleground

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... segment retaining a steady share of the market, at around 24% in 2033. This suggests MySuper products will not be the main focus of retail funds. At the other end of the scale, it is expected the investment (non-super) platforms' share of the market ...

Super funds need low volatility shares for pension portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... who heads-up the portfolio, says he expects the fund to hold up better than its peers in falling markets because of its focus on higher quality stocks.

MFAA offers new SMSF training programs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... role in setting up Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement's (LRBA's) and ongoing management of the LRBA. They will also focus on how to ascertain the borrower's lending capacity and strategies for debt reduction. Fees will range from $440 for up to 10 ...

BNP Paribas opens global equity trust to Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has opened the Carnegie WorldWide Equity Trust to Australian wholesale investors. Carnegie Asset Management describes their investment style as trend based stock picking, an approach that enables them to identify and ...

Paragem FUA reaches $1.9bn after new mergers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... operating at the higher end of the market. "Each practice brings a level of commitment to operate without conflict and to focus on quality of advice as opposed to being part of an aligned network," Knox said.

Sunsuper creates product management roles

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
Sunsuper has expanded its product management capabilities with the appointment of three new product senior managers. The three newly created roles are focused at designing, developing and releasing new products in response to members' needs in superannuation ...