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New AllianceBernstein fund offers solution for Fed tapering

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
AllianceBernstein is preparing to launch a global fixed income fund with an absolute return objective to the Australian retail market. With the end of the US Federal Reserve's US$85 billion a month quantitative easing policy looming on the horizon ...

AVCAL chief executive resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
Katherine Woodthorpe has announced she will step down as chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) after seven years in the role. Woodthorpe made the announcement last night, and her resignation will be ...

IFS to triple adviser numbers in 3 years

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
Industry Fund Services (IFS) which provides advice services to industry superannuation funds expects to triple its financial planner headcount in the next three years. IFS chief executive Bill Danaher told Financial Standard that advice is a key issue ...

NZ Super posts record annual return

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has posted a record return of 25.8% in the 12 months to June 20, 2013. The fund is now worth $23 billion, $4 billion more than a year ago, when it was worth $19 billion. NZ Super previous highest annual return was ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
"Problems, problems, problems all day long Will my problems work out right or wrong..." -Everly Brothers Ahhh, the 'ber' months...they're almost here.A And true to form problems in the investment landscape are multiplying.A Statistics show that September ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street which enjoyed a jolt from Microsoft's announcement that chief executive Steve Ballmer will retire within the next 12 months. The US Commerce Department's unwelcome US new-home ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has rallied on the back of positive manufacturing data from the United States, undeterred by a weaker economic outlook from the federal government. The Australian share market was 0.7 per cent higher in early afternoon trade ...

ASIC highlights higher enforcement rate ahead of Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made a total of 371 enforcement actions between January and June 2013, according to an enforcement report released ahead of the Senate inquiry on ASIC's performance. In line with its efforts ...

Super funds unready for trans-Tasman transfer rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
New laws allowing trans-Tasman emigrants to take their superannuation with them are finding themselves frustrated by Australian funds struggling to keep up with the requirements. Under the trans-Tasman portability arrangements which came into effect ...

Zenith recommends BT alpha fixed interest fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
BT Investment Management's (BTIM's) Pure Alpha Fixed Income Fund has been given the 'recommended' rating by investment researcher Zenith Investment Partners. The fund invests mainly in the Australian and New Zealand fixed interest markets, predominantly ...