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UK star manager announces launch date for new fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
Neil Woodford, one of the UK's best known fund managers, has announced a 2 June launch date for the first fund under his new independent banner, Woodford Investment Management. Woodford left his role as head of equity at Invesco Perpetual in April where ...

YBR poised to acquire mortgage aggregator

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Wealth management firm Yellow Brick Road (YBR) will grow its distribution channel with 700 new mortgage broker groups, following the acquisition of Vow Financial Holdings. YBR is set to acquire the mortgage aggregator following the board's acceptance ...

Bored to zzz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... boring overall. This is good for those who dabble in the financial markets - fewer sleepless nights glued to the business channel on their TVs, laptops, iPads and smartphones trying to discern what the "smart" people discern for the times a-coming. More ...

David Murray gives first insight into FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray said that the committee will focus on ageing, technology and innovation as drivers of change and at how these affect regulation, competition and consumer outcomes. Murray said that the committee ...

Channel Capital acquires QIC small cap business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
QIC's Australian small cap investment team will shortly join Brisbane-based global investment business Channel Capital. QIC agreed to divest its smaller companies capability after determining it a non-core business. Channel Capital was spun out fund ...

Towers Watson urges instos to consider smart beta

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
Investment consultant Towers Watson has thrown its support behind smart beta approaches to investment, recommending institutional investors revisit their equity strategies to incorporate the lower cost products. In a new publication, Global equity investing ...

Challenger sees sustained interest in lifetime annuities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... lifetime and fixed annuities - were 29% higher than the PCP, at $496 million, the vast majority being sold through the retail channel. Lifetime annuities accounted for $143 million of that figure. However, while sales grew, Challenger Life's assets under ...

Could government issue its own annuities?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
The government could play an active role in the creation of a functioning annuities and longevity insurance market, according to the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) in its submission to the Financial System Inquiry. While ...

TPB releases tax advice definition in YouTube video

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... requirements that advisers need to meet to comply with the definition of tax advisers. In a video uploaded to the TPB's YouTube channel last week, the organisation's chair Ian Taylor explained that tax financial advice services are those provided by ...

Margin lending through advisers shrank in 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
Margin lending loans sold through financial advisers shrank in 2013 by 7%, while the broker channel is poised for growth over the next 12 months. The Investment Trends December 2013 Margin Lending Broker Report found that the margin lending industry ...