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Preamium SMA deemed suitable for SIV investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
Preamium has announced that its separately managed account (SMA) platform qualifies as a complying investment under the rules of Government's Significant Investment Visa (SIV) Scheme.

Tides to turn for Platinum: Neilson

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Platinum Asset Management's (Platinum) chief executive Kerr Neilson is confident that the fund will be able to turn around a period of underperformance in its flagship International Fund, saying that the current state of the market has turned to favour ...

MySuper puts focus on active tax management investing

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
The focus the MySuper legislation puts on after-tax returns has paved the way for a dramatic surge in active tax management investment strategies, according to global asset management firm Parametric.

Bendigo Wealth launches new low-risk income fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Bendigo Wealth has launched the Sandhurst Strategic Income Fund for risk-averse investors who want a regular income stream in excess of what they are seeing from their term-deposits.

Ex-Lonsec MD convicted of insider trading

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Norman John Graham, a former managing director of stockbroking firm Lonsec, was convicted of insider trading at the County Court of Victoria on Wednesday.

Fewer Australians invest in shares: ASX

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
The number of Australians investing in the share market continued to decline in 2012, according to the Australian Securities Exchange's Australian Share Ownership Study 2012.

Aussie equity investors urged to buy overseas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
UBS head of equities Nick Irish has urged Australian investors to look beyond their home bias and diversify their equity exposure with overseas shares.

Property investments see surge in confidence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
Sentiment for listed and unlisted property has improved over the last six months with the vast majority of fund managers and analysts now anticipated moderate to strong investment growth from the sectors over the next 12 months, according to the findings ...

Variety of strategies needed for all-weather outperformance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
Slavishly following any single investment style, such as 'value', 'growth' or 'momentum' is unlikely to provide returns through all investment and economic cycles, according to Morphic Asset Management managing director and joint chief investment officer ...

ASIC takes aim at charitable investment funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a consultation paper proposing changes to existing exemptions for charities that raise investment funds.