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Big changes on way for pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... Richard Brandweiner, chief investment officer at First State Super who is quoted in the report. "Using external fund managers there are five separate investment steps where there is agency risk. By getting closer to the underlying assets, you reduce ...

'Twilight pool' block trading venue to launch in 2015

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... can get to 5% of that initially, we'd be very comfortable with that." Weinberg said he had consulted all the major fund managers and super funds with in-house investment capacity, and that they responded well to the idea. He said if the Australian launch ...

Legg Mason appoints sales director from Challenger

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... Tony Pattison will report to head of sales Beau Titchkosky and will promote the company's products and affiliate fund managers nationally. Pattison joins Legg Mason from Challenger's boutique funds management division, Fidante Partners, where he was ...

Laminar fund wins award for innovation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... of technology across financial services. It will generate the need to re-evaluate the core relationship between fund managers, advisers and their clients. "With Australia being the largest Funds Under Management market in the Asia-Pacific and third largest ...

Inflows from overseas double in four years

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... countries. "It is critical that the remaining tax changes recommended in the Johnson Report are implemented so Australian fund managers can take full advantage of the these free trade agreements and the Asia Region Funds Passport. "Australia needs a ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... increase in the amount being allocated to index strategies, Mark Smith asks the experts if the jig is up for active fund managers. It seems the world of investing has it in for active managers. The rise of "smart beta" has blurred the line between active ...

Hedge fund growth problem not helped by new products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
Hedge fund managers pinning their hopes on new products to drive inflows and business growth are underestimating the costs involved as well as the effect on margins, a new report from EY has found. The global survey compared opinions from 100 hedge ...

India mutual funds reach A$149bn

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata account for 74% of funds under management. The five largest mutual fund managers are HDFC Mutual, Reliance, ICICI Prudential, Birla Sun Life and UTI which hold a combined 53% of the market. BlackRock and ...

Industry seizes China FTA opportunities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... Investor (RQFII) scheme, the Free Trade Agreement delivers a new level of access in the Chinese market for Australian fund managers." Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev also welcomed the deal, saying: "Negotiations towards a Free Trade Agreement ...

Advisers want more information from fund managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... Trends survey of 768 planners found that only one quarter of advisers think that the information they receive from fund managers is adequate, a dramatic change from two years ago. Today, 39% of advisers want fund managers to give them more information ...