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Active manager launches Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
A $109 billion quantitative investment manager is launching its new Australian equities strategy with an undisclosed amount in seed capital from Russell Investments. The Man Numeric Australia Core strategy will pick Australian mid to large cap stocks ...

Industry leaders join Prospa board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
Two prominent female financial services executives have joined the board of online small business lender Prospa. Gail Pemberton and Fiona Trafford-Walker have been appointed as independent non-executive directors, while current director Greg Ruddock ...

Increasing SG is not the answer: O'Dwyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Federal Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer has rebuffed the Labor Party's push to raise the superannuation guarantee (SG), pointing out several reasons why this is not the only answer to help boost retirement savings. O'Dwyer told ...

Adviser builds new practice under Elders banner

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
A Melbourne-based financial adviser is building out her own practice, joining the Elders Financial Planning dealer group. Becoming the 24th practice to join Elders since 2016, Marlene Zwarts has moved from a Millennium 3 firm to build out her own business ...

PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
A Parliamentary Joint Committee on life insurance said it is "not convinced" the industry can sufficiently self-regulate and is recommending the co-regulatory approach foreshadowed by ASIC. In its final report, the PJC on Corporations and Financial ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Looking at the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's labour market, one couldn't help but exclaim that it was a wonderful set of (seasonally adjusted) numbers. The economy added another 17,500 jobs in February following ...

New income trust plans to raise $350m

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Gryphon Capital Investments wants non-institutional investors to place money in secured debt securities with its new trust - which it says is the first of its kind in Australia. Gryphon Capital Income Trust (GCIT) will invest in residential mortgage ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Absolute returns, value and global diversification are key thematics that must underscore clients' portfolios in a post-GFC world, according to investment experts speaking at this year's Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out. Held at the Four Seasons ...

Crunch time for limited MDA advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
Financials advisers have less than seven months to transition clients and beat the limited managed discretionary account (MDA) deadline. According to Managed Accounts Holdings (MGP) head of distribution Tony Nejasmic, the no-action position on limited ...

REITs the saving grace on SPIVA scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
For the second consecutive year large percentages of Australian funds underperformed their respective benchmarks across most categories in 2017, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Fuds (SPIVA) Australia scorecard. S&P evaluated returns ...