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Asian institutions not using asset consultants

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... explains that where asset consultants are used by Asian institutions, it's typically at the manager-search stage. Asset allocation and investment strategy development are generally handled by institutions' internal teams. Although institutions have the ...

NGS Super appoints Frontier after tender process

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... independence of Frontier gives us a lot of confidence and assurance around both the broad direction and dynamic asset allocation decisions our adviser will inform us on." NGS Super is the fifth new client to join the Frontier stable in the last 12 months. ...

Exchange tradeable version of Magellan Global Fund announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
International equity manager Magellan Financial Group is launching an ASX-quoted version of its Magellan Global Fund. The new Magellan Global Equities Fund will be quoted on the ASX AQUA platform on 5 March 2015 under the ticker MGE. The fund is one ...

UBS joins mFund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... intermediaries which have their own advisers and investors. mFund allows these participants to tap into cost-effective asset allocation and portfolio opportunities covering an ever increasing range of asset classes and regions." As reported in Financial ...

Advisers add 3% returns for clients: Vanguard

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... advisers can add about 3% in net returns for their clients by focusing on key wealth management topics such as asset allocation, behavioural coaching and cost-effective implementation. Vanguard's research uses data to examine six areas where advisers ...

SMSFs attract too much criticism

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... media, which has attacked limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs), the amount SMSFs pay in tax and skewed asset allocation. "The sector attracts its fair share of criticism but we are good at turning a deaf ear and getting on with the business ...

Baby boomers should be wary of generic advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... University economics Professor Geoffrey Kingston, who led the CIFR study. "Accordingly, an element of flexibility in asset allocation appears warranted in order to manage the vulnerability of a portfolio to capital losses at critical moments." The study ...

PIMCO appoints vice president, client analytics

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... vice president, client analytics. Based in Sydney, Ryan will research and develop client solutions models for asset allocation, dynamic strategies and risk factor budgeting. As part of PIMCO's analytics group, she will help develop frameworks for return ...

Asset owners throwing money away in hidden fees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... investment advice. We reduce the costs that drag down the performance of existing portfolios, without trying to change asset allocation or preferred advisers, investment managers, brokers, custodians and other intermediaries," explained Staub. The company ...

Centuria partners with Mason Stevens to deliver credit bond

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... December 2014 was 12.22%. As part of the Tax Astute Series, the new product provides investors with a bespoke asset allocation service which reflects the expertise of a particular investment manager - in this case Mason Stevens - within the tax-effective ...