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Zurich identifies investment megatrends

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Zurich Financial Services has identified five megatrends which it believes will determine the most plausible investment opportunities for the medium to long-term. In a new whitepaper, titled "Investable Megatrends", the company identifies factors - ...

EU instos shed banks, set up alternative trading venues

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
In a scenario that could be replicated in Australia, higher capitalisation requirements have limited European banks' liquidity and have forced institutional investors to set up alternative trading venues. "The ability for banks to trade and to provide ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street snapped a five-day losing streak and European stocks were boosted by bargain-hunting after recent China-inspired losses. At 0802 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures ...

Class supports nabtrade data feed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees using the Class platform will have access to nabtrade's data feeds for domestic and international equities. Class and nabtrade have partnered to provide investors with access to five markets, eight exchanges and ...

Legg Mason retirement income fund delivers solid return

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Advisers attending Legg Mason's Sydney Symposium will hear first-hand how portfolio construction theory was modernised and risk-return charts flipped in developing a one-of-a-kind retirement income fund.

Gen Y can drive SMSF growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery sees a growth opportunity for financial advisers by delivering holistic services to increasing SMSF interest among Generation Y clients. Research commissioned by the SMSF Association and nabtrade shows ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Declining bond yields, an uncertain equities landscape and an appetite for diversification are driving institutions towards alternative assets. Alex Burke investigates whether this is the right idea. When Perpetual acting general manager for regulated ...

Chinese whispers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
It was enough to make anyone wet their pants - headlines about the 8.5% biggest one-day fall since February 2007 dive in the Shanghai Composite index yesterday. What triggered the sell-off, nobody really knows. Someone shouted "fire" and everyone and ...

SIV opens door to China for fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
The revised Significant Investor Visa (SIV) will undoubtedly bring benefits to parts of the economy in need of investment but also knock-on opportunities for fund managers specialising in the scheme to get access to investments in China. The new rules ...

ISA voices strong opposition to "radical" super reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has warned that the government's proposal to remove equal representation in super fund boards "is radical" and constitutes the most significant change to the system since its inception. "There is a real risk that importing ...