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Future Generation fund makes $618k for charities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... Securities Exchange. The philanthropic fund gives investors exposure to 15 funds managed by 14 of Australia's top fund managers, who are providing their services for free. The managers' pro bono support will allow the fund to donate 1% of its assets ...

CBA awards $200m mandate to London manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... strategies: global long-only, global long/short, UK long/short and UK equity income. The CBA mandate will be managed by fund managers Jeremy Lang, William Pattisson, Gianluca Monaco and Ben Fitchew. Ardevora's investment process is based on cognitive ...

Atchison Consultants appoints senior consultant

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... funds, hybrid funds and domestic and global property securities funds. Lawrence has previously worked for property fund managers, large banks, rating houses and listed REITs, and is a past member of the Executive of the Property Funds Association of ...

Hedge funds were top alternatives performers in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... just under $3.02 trillion. Assets held by private equity hedge funds, private debt, real estate and infrastructure fund managers hit $6.91 trillion in value in 2014, according to the report. Overall, the alternatives market added $690 billion in assets ...

Managed accounts boost advice business valuations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... independent non-aligned platforms such as Praemium, Frontier and Hub24. While traditional brand name recognised fund managers account for 59% of managed account model portfolio options (known as separately managed accounts or SMAs), 25% of these options ...

Advisers looking overseas for growth

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... has peaked (or is nearing a peak). Finally, the report illustrates the growing adviser demand for information from fund managers. Australians' interest in financial advice is increasing across the board, and 74% of respondents are hoping to capitalise ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... sectors of the market over one, three and five years. Compounding the tough stock-picking environment for active fund managers are the rise of smart beta, which, though in its early days, may prove capable at outperforming them at a fraction of the cost ...

FSI calls for tax relief to switch out of legacy products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... gains tax, but at the same time, they would be better served by features in newer products. From the perspective of fund managers and insurers, these legacy products are also expensive to manage. Between 2007 and 2010, the government worked with the ...

AMP Capital joins mFund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... Capital has joined ASX's mFund Settlement Service, listing six of its funds on the service. This takes the number of fund managers listed on the service to 23, and the number of funds to 70. ASX managed investment services manager Ian Irvine said momentum ...

Premium Investor Visa too short-term

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... Hall & Wilcox has criticised the government's proposed Premium Investor Visa (PIV) saying it will be difficult for fund managers to implement. Harry New, a partner at the firm, believes the faster 12-month period for the PIV could create issues. "The ...