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Millinium wins top Morningstar ratings

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
Brisbane-based fund manager Millinium Capital Managers has been awarded two 5-Star Ratings from Morningstar in its first year of ratings eligibility. Millinium's Multi-Strategy Income Option and Dividend Income Mandate received the top award from the ...

AMG deepens Australian focus with new role

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... wholesale business development for AMG's affiliates. AMG said in a statement that this new role will broaden and deepen its focus in Australia, which currently combines participating affiliates' investment expertise with local service for institutional ...

Retirement objective is income not performance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... of Modern Portfolio Theory which seeks to maximise nominal returns and centres on equity when retirement investing should focus on building purchasing power and thus is best aligned to real assets, she said. Schaus added, "Not at all surprising, risk ...

Advice proposition props up mortgage broker market share

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
A focus on providing customers with tailored advice has helped the mortgage broking industry retain its market share in the face of strong competition from the lending market, according to Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) chief executive ...

ASIC sends warning to property spruikers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has revoked the credit licence of Money Choice Pty Ltd after an investigation found the company had failed to comply with credit laws. The Melbourne-based company's director, Matthew George ...

Family office 3rd generation more engaged with investments

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... taxation system, Cambooya has a big accounting division. Family offices in other countries don't need to have such a strong focus on accountancy but we do, she said.

Equipsuper focuses on 'member experience'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... financial planning business," Equipsuper strategic marketing and communications executive officer Geoff Brooks said. The focus on the relationship with Mercer, said Brooks, is part of a strategy to "get a consistent experience for members across all ...

NZ Super offloads mining shares on RE concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... improvements can be made on the ground we will be excluding both companies from our portfolio." "It is important that we focus the fund's efforts to influence company behaviour on situations where we believe a difference can be made." The use of riverine ...

IM focus at slimmed down Russell

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... perspective, the whole industry is downsizing. At Russell, as I'm sure is the case at every other business, we're turning to focus on what we're good at and are shedding the other parts," Schoenheimer said. "The inevitable result is that some people ...

Niche mergers have their benefits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
Niche industry super fund mergers may have gotten some bad publicity, but they needn't be all bad according to NGS Super chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball. A recent survey by NGS Super found member satisfaction with the fund was at 84%, following ...