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Majority of Masterfunds see losses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Masterfunds ended the year to March 2016 down by 0.4% to total $668,7 billion, with the majority of leading companies reporting small or modest reductions in their MasterFund businesses, according to Plan For Life research. Macquarie group was the only ...

JBWere to reduce adviser commissions

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
JBWere will be making a number of changes to its remuneration framework following a six month review of its remuneration structure. In a statement, JBWere said the remuneration changes were to ensure JBWere has the "right framework in place to support ...

Alternatives delivering for infra and PE

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Strip infrastructure and private equity out of superannuation funds' alternatives investments and the asset class struggles to deliver its current growth-like returns. This is one of the key pieces of analysis provided by Frontier Advisors at its annual ...

TCorp creates bespoke fund for NSW govt

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
TCorp is demonstrating its scale as one of Australia's largest fund managers by creating a sophisticated and bespoke investment solution for the New South Wales government. As announced in the state's 2016-17 Budget on Tuesday, TCorp has worked with ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Australia leading index "Leading Index improves but still points to below trend momentum". This is the header of Westpac's media release on the latest update of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity. The index tracks future ...

APRA outlines plans to refocus Appointed Actuary role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed improvements for the Appointed Actuary role within insurance companies. The Appointed Actuary is a mandatory position insurers must have to provide independent, expert advice to boards ...

AIA and AdviserLogic partnership to benefit advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Life insurer AIA Australia has unveiled a new risk-specific data feed to AdviserLogic to help financial advisers produce faster and more accurate client information for administering life insurance policies. The new data feeds aim to help reduce time ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Australia residential property prices The weighted average of residential property prices in Australia's eight capital cities declined by 0.2% in the March quarter negating the 0.2% increase recorded in the previous quarter. The result is lower than ...

Objectives-based investing under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Assets in Australian objectives-based managed funds have quadrupled over the last decade to about $10 billion yet risk and return outcomes are not necessarily living up to expectations. Investment researcher Morningstar says in a new white paper that ...

Retirees can't rely on "mediocre" large-caps: Montgomery

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
A portfolio of conventional blue chip stocks will only ever provide mediocre long-term returns given the constraints these companies are under, according to Montgomery Investment Management chair Roger Montgomery. In his new "Earning or Yearning?" whitepaper ...