Do you use a platform? You could be breaching the Best Interests Duty

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Recent guidance from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) confirms in no uncertain terms that the Best Interests Duty applies just as much, if not more, to platform recommendations... Read more continue reading

Weak quarter for superannuation contributions

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The June 2013 quarter defied the seasonal pattern of strong superannuation contributions at the end of financial year, instead recording one of the weakest quarters for contributions since the global... Read more continue reading

Superannuation funds and institutional investors face headwinds despite market rally

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With cash returns failing to match inflation in many countries and investors looking for alternative ways to boost returns, institutions continue to face a challenging economic climate despite equity markets... Read more continue reading

Tyndall concentrated fund added to CFS platform

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Colonial First State has added Tyndall AM’s Tyndall Australian Share Concentrated Fund to its FirstWrap platform, demonstrating the strong ongoing adviser and investor demand for high quality, total return equities... Read more continue reading

Impact investing and board diversity strategies to fuel future growth of ESG, says AXA IM

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Increasing demand for ESG factors across broader range of asset classes including sovereign debt Environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies are set to grow over the next 10 years fuelled... Read more continue reading

Aon Master Trust receives MySuper authorisation

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The Aon Master Trust has received its MySuper authorisation from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. On 1 January 2014, the Aon Master Trust will launch Aon MySuper. Pierre Kraft, Managing... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital enters China funds management with China Life JV

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AMP Capital is to establish a funds management company in China with China Life Asset Management Company, a subsidiary of China Life Insurance (Group) Company, China’s largest insurance group, institutional... Read more continue reading

What is the future for bonds and why should you maintain an allocation to this asset class?

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Roger Bridges, Head of Fixed Income and Anita Daum, Head of Portfolio Management and the portfolio manager for the Tyndall Australian Bond Fund have provided their answers to AdviserVoice on... Read more continue reading

It’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you do with it.

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Visitors to the TAL building at 363 George Street tomorrow (3 September) will be greeted with a miniature neighbourhood made entirely of paper money while an origami artist completes the... Read more continue reading

Luxury development The Residence sets record for most expensive single apartment

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AMP Capital through its Select Property Portfolio No.3, and the Galileo Group today announced the Sulman Penthouse, in the exclusive The Residence Hyde Park, had sold for $17 million to... Read more continue reading