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MSI launches three new SIV funds

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) has launched three new funds, broadening its Significant Investment Visa (SIV) following the 888 Fund that was established last year.

CFSGAM wins VicSuper infra mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Super fund VicSuper has awarded a mandate worth $100 million to Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) to manage its new listed infrastructure portfolio.

RBA rate cut on cards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
A lack of strength in the Australian economy could force the Reserve Bank (RBA) into another rate cut, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) investment manager Angus Bell.

Equity returns hinge on corporate spending

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Global share market returns will be determined by the pace with which companies put their war chests of cash to work, according to global fund manager Standard Life Investments.

Frontier market corporate governance greatly improved

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Greater local competition, improved governance and the involvement of institutional investors has greatly increased the investment prospects of the world's frontier markets, according to emerging market specialist Advance Emerging Capital.

Artisan awarded Morningstar US International Manager of the Year

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Artisan Partners' David Samra and Dan O'Keefe have been awarded Morningstar's International-Stock Fund manager of the Year for 2013 in the United States.

Is 'unbundling' the future of broking?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
The unbundling of research and execution services would result in a more efficient and transparent broking industry, according to BestEx director Phillip Weinberg.

BT Wrap adds Pengana Asia Special Events Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
The BT Wrap platform has added Pengana's Asia Special Events Fund to its investment offering and it is available to advisers and their clients.

Banks need top line growth after SMSF-led run

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
The big four banks need to see top line revenue growth after a year that saw income-hungry self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and other investors invest heavily in the banks, according StocksInValue head of equities insights and publishing David ...

La Trobe gets first SIV investment

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
La Trobe Financial has received its first investment through the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) 888 from a Malaysian Chinese investor.