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Industry bodies welcome Code of Conduct update

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... obligation is still more than two years away from applying to clients, this clarity means that advisers and licensees can focus their attention on the far more pressing issues of compliance with Fee Disclosure Statements and Conflicted Remuneration ...

Latin American pension funds eye PE

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Regulation governing South American pension funds investing in private equity is becoming less strict, which make it more likely for limited partners in the region to become active investors in the coming years, investment research house Preqin said. ...

Time for Japan sceptics to think again

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Bank of Japan's shift to a pro-business policy is a landmark decision, according to Nikko AM, which believes that the world's third largest economy is finally ready to deliver after two decades of sub-standard returns. Japanese equities have delivered ...

Wealth Enhancers boosts team with AFL talent

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... interest on financial advice after retiring from the Australian Football League (AFL) at the end of 2012 season. He will focus on providing financial advice for present and former professional athletes. "In my final years of AFL football I started to ...

Bond investors beware interest rate risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
Institutional investors who focus their investment strategies too heavily on the 'great rotation' out of bonds and into equities are likely to be caught out by the inherent risks that still pervade the market, according to a new report from the BlackRock ...

Annuities boost Challenger growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Challenger sales of its annuities products increased by 55 per cent to $1.98 billion compared to the same period the previous year, according to half-year results announced this morning. This includes growth of $1.06 billion in retail sales and $921 ...

Guardian Advice unveils mentoring and equity partnership program

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Boutique advice network Guardian Advice seeks to attract young advisers and help them start their professional career through a mentoring program and an equity partnership that will be announced within the next eight weeks. Guardian advisers' average ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened almost 1.5 per cent weaker as former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's strong electoral showing sparked fears of eurozone instability. At 1026 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 75.1 ...

PineBridge pitches quant solution to super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
PineBridge Investments has been meeting with financial institutions in the hope of bringing a cheap alternative to active management to Australian investors. Its Quantitative Enhanced Indexing investment solution is designed to be less expensive than ...

Morningstar Australia announces 2013 award winners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... 2012", hence Perpetual's top ranking in not just one but three categories, including multi-sector and emerging manager. Focus on quality underpinned the firm's success, while careful management of wider corporate challenges to reduce the impact on managed ...