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Former BlackRock exec joins Robeco

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
Robeco has appointed Matthew Young as regional manager retail business development in Sydney. He will lead the development of the Netherlands-based asset manager's relationships with financial advisers and promote Robeco's investment strategies, including ...

Advice firm chooses MDAs over platforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
Melbourne advice firm Moran Howlett Financial Planning will transfer the majority of its funds under advice from traditional platforms onto a managed discretionary account (MDA) structure. The firm has about 350 clients and $160 million in assets under ...

New laws bring aged care advice into the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The Living Longer, Living Better reforms that began on July 1, 2014, are forcing financial advisers to review their clients' aged care arrangements. Advisers need to take into account the client's assets and income to ensure that the approach taken ...

Allan Gray Australian Equity Fund highly recommended by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The Allan Gray Australia Equity Fund has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The benchmark-unaware domestic equity fund is focused on companies which Allan Gray believes misunderstood or out of favour, trading significantly ...

Funds return 11% in May

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index increased marginally during May to return 11.3% compared to 11.1% at end April. At end December it was 16.1%. Three year super fund average annual returns are 8.8% pa, five year average ...

AustralianSuper balanced option returns 13.88% in FY13

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The equity markets' rally has contributed in AustralianSuper balanced option delivering 13.88% returns after investment fees and taxes for financial year 2013. The result was influenced by equity markets rallying both in Australia and globally. The ...

Investors Mutual gets in on LIC act

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Investors Mutual will launch its first listed investment company (LIC) for investors looking for direct access to a ready-made diversified portfolio of Australian shares. QV Equities Limited (ASX: QVE) invests in companies outside the top 20 stocks ...

Governor Glenn lets his jaw drop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens was in Tasmania letting it all rip at the same time that most of us were co-celebrating Dow 17K with our American brethrens on 'Independence Day' eve. On 3 July, Governor Glenn spoke before 'The ...

FEATURE: In search of the missing asset class

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
Recent regulatory changes have removed some of the barriers the Australian corporate bond market has posed to issuers and investors. But Australia is still some way behind its international peers. Mark Smith finds out what more can be done to improve ...

Nikko AM to launch Singapore's first Chinese onshore bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
Tyndall Investment Management's parent company Nikko Asset Management will launch the first Chinese onshore bond for retail investors in Singapore in mid-July. The Chinese Onshore Bond Fund is being launched in partnership with the Bank of China and ...