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PROFILE: Actuaries Institute CEO David Bell

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
In April the Actuaries Institute launched an advertising campaign painting actuaries as the 'rock stars of the 21st Century'. Four months into the role, new chief executive David Bell tells James Fernyhough what he hopes the campaign will achieve.

Blue Sky launches first listed investment company

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has launched an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to $100 million to list Australia's first diversified, alternatives-focused Listed Investment Company (LIC) on the ASX.

Australian ETF industry passes $11 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Total funds in the Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market surged to $11.13 billion in April, an almost 50% increase from 12 months ago.

AMP gives SMSFs access to property and corporate bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
AMP Capital has launched two funds targeting self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors who want to access asset classes that require a large capital outlay.

Managed accounts take-up jump 63%: survey

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
The managed accounts industry is moving away from the sidelines and straight into centre stage, research shows.

Saxo Capital Markets adds share options to platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Saxo Capital Markets Australia has enabled stock options trading on its platform for both retail and institutional investors.

New entrants drive growth in global equities sector

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Over the past 12 months the global equities sector has seen the highest number of new entrants since before the onset of the global financial crisis, a report by investment research house Lonsec Research (Lonsec) has revealed.

BT Financial Group posts 21% profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The performance of BT Financial Group has boosted Westpac Group's half-year results, with the division reporting cash earnings of $438 million, a 21% increase on the same period last year.

Platform error forces NAB to pay further compensation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
A review of NAB Wealth's Navigator platform has revealed that the bank made a mistake when calculating compensation to 43,000 clients in 2012.

Growth of institutional infrastructure demand revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
Global institutional investors have plunged $439 billion into direct infrastructure projects in the last four years, according to research from alternatives research house Preqin.