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11 September 2014 • By James Mitchell • 1 min read

ETF market cap surges 47.5 per cent

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have experienced another strong year of growth. ETFs reached a market capitalisation of $12.3 billion, up 47.5 per ...

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'Tough period' looms for asset managers

Investors and investment managers are set to face a 15-year period of low growth, high volatility, great uncertainty and low financial returns, UBS ...

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Give ASIC product intervention powers: TAL

In its second submission to the Financial System Inquiry, insurer TAL has argued ASIC should be given additional product intervention powers in order ...

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Managed funds adopt automation

Australian managed funds are transitioning away from fax-based communications to automated systems, which global fund transaction network Calastone ...

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Lazard talks up emerging market prospects

While a projection of Chinese growth at seven or eight per cent is unrealistic, according to Lazard Asset Management, this should not deter investors ...

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ASIC cancels forex trader AFSL

The corporate regulator has cancelled the AFSL of a binary options and forex trader after an investigation found failures to comply with licence ...

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FIIG launches bond issue for 360 Capital

Fund manager 360 Capital has announced it will undertake a senior unsecured note offering raising $50 million, with the right to accept $75 million, ...

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Bennelong names new CEO

Bennelong Funds Management has appointed a new chief executive to replace former boss Jarrod Brown. Craig Bingham will take over the chief ...

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Insurance premiums hit industry funds

Not-for-profit super funds have “borne the brunt” of rising insurance premiums, being more adversely affected than the retail or corporate super ...

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Standard & Poor's backs lifetime annuities

Australia’s retirement income system is not well geared to protect retirees against longevity risk, which Standard & Poor’s has suggested is due ...

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