Volume 2 Number 1

Volume 2 Issue 1

Investment

Smart beta - compelling or shade of grey?

PETER BELL | Comments | TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014

'Smart Beta' is one of the real buzz words in markets right now. Peter Bell provides an overview of this rapidly growing area, and explains why Smart Beta and Managed Accounts work so well together. 'Smart ... Read more

Platforms: Planning for the great growth story

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | Comments | MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018

First, there was the proliferation of managed funds that saw the advent of master trusts. Then a surge in popularity of direct share ownership saw the creation of investment wraps that quickly infiltrated ... First ... Read more

Three ways to win

ANDREW MACKEN | Comments | MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018

When Leonardo da Vinci was sketching out his design for one of the earliest parachutes in the year 1483, he no doubt understood the consequences of such a device failing. It would not have taken Leonardo ... When ... Read more

Applied Financial Planning

A new frontier of managed accounts

BROOKS FRIEDERICH | Comments | TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014

A series of financial crises over the last dozen years have forced many investors to reassess their investment choices and their tolerance for risk. There are new factors to consider: Financial markets ... A ... Read more

Managed accounts in a behavioural world

SIMON RUSSELL | Comments | TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014

Often the most important factor in getting the best investment outcome relates as much to the people making the investment decisions as to the investments themselves. For example, a fund can perform ... Read more

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Former Trump aid launches crypto fund KARREN VERGARA The former communications director of outgoing US President Donald Trump has launched a cryptocurrency hedge fund.	MySuper eyes growth asset returns KARREN VERGARA MySuper products are achieving near growth-like returns yet incurring investment risk closer to that of balanced products on average, new research shows.

BlackRock assets at record-high KANIKA SOOD BlackRock's total assets grew by 17% last year to US$8.7 trillion, after each asset class, investment style and region reported positive net flows.	Quoted funds going strong at Mainstream KANIKA SOOD Mainstream said half of the 150,000 plus investors it services are now invested in a quoted fund, as it reports December quarter assets.

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Conflicted remuneration is currently under the microscope and ASIC is taking action against those who try to use loopholes to avoid the prohibition. In ...	The business efficiency and client engagement advantages of managed accounts have long been espoused; however, recent months have highlighted another ...	The number of financial products - including managed accounts, traditional managed funds and superannuation funds - is resilient regardless of market ...	There's no mistaking 2020 has been unprecedented. Investors across the globe, at all levels of expertise, are feeling the shockwaves roll through their ...
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