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Frontier and Rogerscasey form research alliance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Frontier Advisors and Segal Rogerscasey have partnered to establish a Global Investment Research Alliance (GIRA) to share research on investment managers across the globe.

Infrastructure offers income low correlation to other assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Investments in infrastructure assets give diversification benefits to income portfolios with less volatility and lower correlation to the equity market, according to Omega Global Investors managing director George Vassos.

Australian companies 20 years off ESG reporting standards: ACSI

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
It will be two decades before all ASX200 companies report environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks at a 'comprehensive' level, according to The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) chief executive Ann Byrne.

NAB Wealth profits stable

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
National Australia Bank (NAB) has reported a 1.5% decrease in cash earnings for its wealth division, following a fall in insurance earnings.

Exchange-traded government bonds to trade on ASX

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Retail investors will have a wider investment universe to choose from with exchange-traded government bonds (AGBs) set to trade on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Rainmaker Excellence Awards 2013

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Finalists of this year's awards and their supporters packed the Grand Ballroom of Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney to celebrate last year's most innovative and successful website and marketing campaigns.

Retail business bumps up AMP in Q1

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Strong performance by its retail business on AMP platforms has contributed to a $387 million bounce back for AMP Financial Services (AFS) in the first quarter this year.

Number of instos prioritising risk doubles since GFC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The proportion of investment organisations placing risk management as their highest priority has more than doubled since before the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) commissioned by State Street ...

Macquarie launches fund for significant investor visa migrants

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) has launched the Macquarie SIV Cash Fund, a new investment solution aimed at investors applying for the Significant Investor Visa (SIV).

Investors need income rethink after RBA rate cut

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)'s decision to cut rates may mean that income investors should adopt a changed approach, according to BlackRock head of fixed income Steve Miller.