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World's largest sovereign wealth fund divests coal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Norway's Parliament has voted to divest further coal holdings from the country's US$882 billion sovereign wealth fund. Specifically, the country's finance committee will sell ownership in companies with more than a 30% stake in coal-related business. ...

FoFA among top 20 global regulatory nightmares

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform is one of the 20 most challenging pieces of regulation globally, according to a survey of 600 compliance professionals across the world. The 'Cost of compliance 2015' report by Thomson Reuters asked compliance ...

Emerging markets equity fund launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Identifying Australian investors looking for diversification away from local equities and wanting exposure to emerging markets has led a US-based fund manager to further their operations down under. Harding Loevner LP announced the launch of its first ...

AB managed equities fund joins netwealth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
One of Alliance Bernstein's (AB) funds offering potential for wealth protection during downside markets was added to the netwealth investment platform. The AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund joined netwealth and it becomes the latest activity for AB ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after the Nasdaq index on Wall Street bolted to a fresh record peak. At 0646 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,750. Locally on Thursday, the Australian ...

Old families make way for self-made billionaires

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Today's billionaires are not the heirs of wealthy families, but young self-made entrepreneurs who have a strong appetite for clever risk-taking, an obsessive focus on business and a strong work ethic. That's according to UBS and PwC's 2015 report, 'Billionaires ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower following sharp losses on Wall Street. At 0650 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 30 points at 5,748. Wall Street stocks fell one per cent on a strengthening US ...

Super life insurance misconceptions addressed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
The sale of life insurance through superannuation funds has extended both sectors' reach yet the extra exposure is sending mixed messages to current and potential customers. On one hand life insurance payments and claims have been increasing as members ...

CBA exec to head Westpac Institutional Bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A top Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive has been appointed group executive of Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) following the departure of Rob Whitfield. CBA executive general manager of retail products and third party banking Lyn Cobley will head WIB ...

InvestSense launches asset allocation guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A new investment guide aimed at giving advisers insight into expected levels of risk and return within different assets classes has been launched by portfolio construction and consulting firm, InvestSense. InvestSense, which was spun out from ailing ...