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Managers to battle for super pool offshore

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Competition among fund managers for the ever growing pool of retirement funds is set to move away from Australia and into international markets. Tougher conditions locally and the limited capacity of the market to absorb the $1.9 trillion in superannuation ...

Instos prefer direct infra investment over funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... investments, and to manage these on an ongoing basis." Smaller investors would still be targeting pooled fund commitments. "Fund managers looking to raise capital in 2015 will be doing so in a competitive market and need to be able to effectively communicate ...

Not over yet for active management

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... higher level factors such as momentum or volatility investing. Against these factors, it is very inefficient for fund managers to allocate capital based simply on market capitalisation, said d'Assier. "The smart money uses other techniques," he added. ...

Revised legislation to ease foreign access to local managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... legislation contemplates removing tax impediments that traditionally have deterred foreign entities from using Australian fund managers. "The revised IMR legislation will provide foreign investors with clarity and certainty on the tax treatment of their ...

MyPlanner launches managed account solution

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... managing director Philippa Sheehan said. "This process has demonstrated that we don't need to solely rely on big brand fund managers because there are many boutique Australian-based managers who can construct and manage robust investment portfolios focused ...

Alternatives managers asked to help more with fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... investors in hedge funds and other alternatives say changes to fee structures can better align their interests with fund managers, according to a recent survey by data and research provider Preqin. Of the five major alternative asset classes - private ...

Future Fund alternatives head joins Hedge Fund Standards Board

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... for the hedge fund industry and now has a growing membership internationally in both Asia and North America. Hedge fund managers in the US and Canada now account for 40% of the HFSB's 123 signatories. Assets under management of all HFSB signatories total ...

Exchange tradeable version of Magellan Global Fund announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... ticker MGE. The fund is one of a new class of exchange traded managed funds which are currently being pursued by fund managers around the world. The new structure grants investors the ability to buy and sell on the ASX and settle via CHESS, avoiding ...

UBS joins mFund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... addition of UBS expands mFund's distribution network to 11 distributors, 10 issuers representing 75 funds and 22 fund managers and nine registrar service providers. "mFund is an important innovation and UBS is delighted to be a part of this initiative ...

Australia fails to attract foreign investors: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... Singapore and others in our region." The FSC recommended widening the range of vehicles available to Australian fund managers and putting in place a competitive taxation regime.