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OneVue announces management, strategy changes

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
OneVue has announced changes in its management team, custodial arrangements and digital strategy in its March quarter update. Current chief financial officer Brett Marsh will be replaced by Ashley Fenton, previously CFO at executive recruitment company ...

Magellan ups cash weighting to 15%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Magellan Asset Management has increased the cash weighting in its Global Equity Strategy from 10% to 15% in a bid to hedge the portfolio from an impending rise in US interest rates. Douglass argued that there is a "Great Disagreement" as to where the ...

Young investors happier with advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Younger investors' perception of financial advisers is generally positive and improving, according to a recent survey commissioned by Lifeplan. The April survey of 409 investors showed under-30s now sit second to over-60s in terms of adviser satisfaction ...

Pubs satisfying BlackRock income thirst

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Pubs in the United Kingdom are proving an attractive source of income in an otherwise low yield environment, according to the world's largest asset manager BlackRock. "In the UK, the only area we have positive exposure to is pub bonds," BlackRock deputy ...

Institutions and independents tackling risk reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
AMP has announced reductions in upfront commissions for licensed advisers on all life insurance policies, adopting a hybrid commission structure. At the same time, members of Australia's largest independent adviser network, Centrepoint Alliance, have ...

Suspended SIV scheme raised $3bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
More than $3 billion has been invested in Australia via the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program, which was temporarily suspended last week. Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection statistics show that $3.255 billion has been invested ...

Frydenberg to decide on advice standards in June

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is expected to release a final document outlining the measures to improve professional standards for financial advisers at the end of June. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operating officer Phil ...

Centuria acquires ATP building

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
Centuria Property Funds have acquired a 50% stake in 8 Central Avenue, Australian Technology Park (ATP). The $110 million purchase gives Centuria full ownership of the building, after it acquired an initial 50% in December 2013. "The property's strong ...

TIAA-CREF acquires TH Real Estate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
TIAA-CREF has acquired full ownership of TIAA Henderson Real Estate from Henderson Global Investors for A£80 million ($154 million). Prior to acquisition, TIAA-CREF owned a 60% stake in the business. TH Real Estate will maintain its existing investment ...

Retirees 'much worse' off: RBA

JASON CADDEN FOR AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
Life is not going to get easier for self-funded retirees as record low interest rates force them to take on riskier investments, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens says. Central banks around the world have lowered their interest rates to stimulate ...