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MySuper impacts AMP investment revenue

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
A greater share of assets entering lower-fee MySuper products is affecting AMP's investment related revenue. The group's investment related revenue for the first half of 2015 was 113 bps, a 4.2% reduction from the prior corresponding period. AMP said ...

Below benchmark performance hurts Platinum

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
Platinum Asset Management reported an increase in net profit after tax of 12.4%, but results for the financial year were impacted by below-benchmark performance. Net profit after tax for the year to 30 June 2015 was $213.5 million, compared to $189.9 ...

William Blair earns Lonsec rating

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
The William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund has received its first rating by research house Lonsec. Lonsec said the fund's strengths include "the manager's history of managing emerging markets portfolios" and also "a quality portfolio management ...

Should the Fed re-launch QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
Ask not when the Fed would start raising interest rates but whether the Fed should re-launch QE. Let's take a trip back to 29 July, Virginia - the day the Fed released its policy statement at the conclusion of its 28-29 July FOMC meeting - it was sliced ...

SelectingSuper CompareOnline enhances research depth

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
Rainmaker has dramatically enhanced the product research data depth available in its SelectingSuper CompareOnline SOA and superannuation comparison website. SelectingSuper CompareOnline is the web-based comparison system used by adviser groups, super ...

JPMAM appoints global market strategist

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed a new global market strategist for Australia. Kerry Craig joins the JPMAM global market insights strategy team from JPMAM's London offices, where he was a global market strategist. Prior to JPMAM, he was a ...

H&R Block launches SMSF set-up service

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
H&R Block, Australia's largest firm of tax accountants, has established a service for self-directed investors to set-up and manage their own funds. H&R Block SMSF Solutions helps ordinary Australians through the whole SMSF process from set-up to tax ...

Bangkok bombs and Malaysia's terror

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
The 2.7% drop in Thailand's SET index and the half a percent drop in the Thai baht to 38.58 versus the US dollar - the lowest since April 2009 -- dominated the financial press headlines the day after the night (17 August) Bangkok was bombed. As it should. ...

Global bond fund gets first Aussie investor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Alpha Fund Managers has become the first Australian investor in a global asset manager's absolute return bond fund. Standard Life Investments' Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies Trust aims to return cash plus 3% per annum over rolling three-year ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
We've gone a long way, baby! A very long way... down. It seems so long ago and far away now but, it had only been less than four months when the All Ordinaries index looked set to break the 6,000-point barrier. It was only 0.8% away (45.2 points) from ...