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Challenger adds Australian equity boutique

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Challenger has added a new Australian equity boutique under its Fidante Partners umbrella.

Alphinity fund gets rating upgrade from Zenith

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Alphinity Australian Share Fund (ASF) has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners.

Global body calls for Asia Funds Passport rethink

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
The Asia Funds Passport initiative has received public support from ICI Global but the global investment industry body said the model needed to be rethought to improve its chances of long-term success.

Platinum and Iress named 'laggards' on sustainability

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
Platinum Asset Management Limited and Iress Limited are among just four ASX 200 companies that have failed to report on sustainability risk for the last four years, according to a study by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI).

ASX mFunds FUM already ahead of ETFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
While it's only been a few months since the ASX launched its mFunds service, funds listed on the exchange based platform already exceed the value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF).

Star managers launch fund-of-funds in support of children's charities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
More than a dozen of Australia's leading investment boutiques have teamed up to give investors access to their strategies through a single listed investment company that has no fees and donates 1% of assets to children's charities.

Appetite for overseas assets up on last year

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
The proportion of Australian investors planning to increase their exposure to overseas assets is higher this year compared with the same time last year, according to the Certitude Global Investing Index (CGIII).

Demographic shift injects growth into healthcare property investment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
Hospitals, medical centres and aged care facilities are proving an attractive means for investors to benefit from Australia's ageing demographic story, according to Australian Unity Investment's general manager Mark Pratt.

Liquidnet increases access to India equity trading

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
Global institutional trading network Liquidnet has started the routing of orders of Indian equities on behalf of global members.

HK funds market climbs to A$2.4tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
Hong Kong's funds management sector now oversees A$2.4 trillion, surging due to huge inflow increases from mainland China.