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SMAs ideal for low-touch clients

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Separately managed accounts are the ideal solution for clients with lower balances from both a practice management and client outcome perspective, according to research by JBWere. The JBWere/Investment Trends 2015 SMA Report, based on an online survey ...

Manus and Nauru are immoral and risky: super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Governance concerns and member pressure were behind HESTA and NGS Super's decision to divest from Transfield, but a closer look at the company revealed considerable investment risk. "We looked at it and we saw that there are a lot of other companies ...

Pengana and PanAgora strike new deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Global quantitative manager PanAgora Asset Management will bring its institutional funds management capabilities to the Australian retail market through an agreement struck with Pengana Capital. The deal expands Pengana's investment solutions with a ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
"I am a man who will fight for your honour I'll be the hero that you're dreaming of... Just like a knight in shining armour, from a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." - Peter Cetera, "Glory Of Love Lyrics" For a little while there, I ...

Cbus opposes smaller super guarantee penalties

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Reducing penalties for employers who fail to pay superannuation is heading in the wrong direction, according to an industry super fund chief executive. Federal small business minister Bruce Billson recently introduced draft legislation aiming to reduce ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Australia's giant neighbours have been the world's largest source of growth for years. But the great investment opportunity is full of traps and markets often fall in erratic behaviours. Laura Millan asks eight key questions to understand Asia and to ...

It's the Fed, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Are we barking at the wrong tree? Let me rephrase that, we are barking at the wrong tree. It has been less than a month ago - before this wailing and gnashing of teeth - that bad China news brought hopes that central command would fight back with stimulus ...

OneVue close to turning profit

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
OneVue has almost doubled its revenue in the last year, helping to reduce its net loss from $5.23 million in 2014 to $220,000 in the year to 30 June 2015. Total revenue of $25.42 million for the reporting period represents an increase of 92% from $13.21 ...

ACSI calls for better company disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) believes more progress is needed to embed better anti-corruption and bribery disclosures in major Australian companies. ACSI says while there has been a general improvement in disclosure quality ...

Managers pressured by more demanding clients

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
Australian asset managers are under pressure to develop customised solutions for institutional clients who are shifting portfolio management in-house at an ever increasing rate, a new report by State Street has found. Almost three quarters of asset ...