Hood Sweeney Securities has found a way to dispense with the services of master funds and wraps by creating its own administration system using Xplan. Partner, Matthew Rowe, explains why in-house admin is easy.
House prices: some short-term bounce but longer-term stagnation
With an upturn in housing finance for the first time in two years and improved auction clearance rates in recent weeks property owners and investors may be tempted to think the slump is finished. They shouldn’t be.
Macquarie Fortress Notes – Tranche 3
Macquarie offers retail investors exposure to a portfolio consisting mainly of US senior secured loans.
Alpha Strategic Fund
Absolute Alpha launches a Fund of Absolute Return Funds for the retail and wholesale markets.
Currency hedging now a risk – Intech report
While Australian investors have benefited from currency hedging over the past five years, this cannot continue indefinitely. Now may be a good time to reduce currency hedging over international shares, according to a report by Intech Investment Consultants.
Parker’s move to MLC makes it three strikes at Legg Mason
Legg Mason has suffered its third resignation in as many weeks, following the recruitment of economist Brian Parker by MLC.
Boutique knocks back multi-million dollar takeover
Independently-owned adviser business and dealer group, Fitzpatricks, has rejected a rumoured multi-million dollar offer from a top-five ranked institution and instead has set in motion aggressive expansion plans.
Aon identifies six favoured insurers
Aon Financial Planning has named Asteron, Aviva, Axa, CommInsure, ING and Tower as its preferred life companies.
Westpoint investigation broadens to research house and distributors
Reference to a positive research report will not be enough to get planners off the hook for recommending Westpoint products, Jeffrey Lucy, ASIC director told the Senate earlier this month.
Industry super slow in reporting fees
The superannuation industry is dragging its heels on reporting fee data to APRA, according to recent testimony given to a Senate committee.
Costs up but where’s the benefit, IFSA asks
Increasing volumes of regulation and compliance has come at a great cost to the financial services industry and consumers, according to new research released by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA).
Global LPTs targeted by new wholesale funds
Listed property specialist Cohen & Steers has launched two new global listed property trusts, seeded internally with $3 million.
