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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... a trend towards investment in index strategies takes hold. Mark Smith considers whether the jig is up for active fund managers in this issue's feature. We also look at rise in non-aligned licensee inquiries and what this means for the planning industry. ...

Non-aligned licensee inquiries to rise in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... "significantly cheaper" for self-licensed advisers. "We can offer a whole breadth of products to our clients, we have fund managers wanting to talk to us and we are not licensed to provide advice on margin loans or derivatives, so we can keep the costs ...

BT offers wholesale funds to retail platform clients

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... told us their clients are seeking lower cost, quality investments and we have partnered with a number of leading fund managers to deliver exactly that," acting head of platforms Lisa Gavin said. The Wholesale Plus Fund series includes only well-rated ...

Lonsec acquires van Eyk's iRate business

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... Alex Watson said. "We were recruited to bring to market a series of integrated platforms that would allow advisors, fund managers, superannuation funds and other key financial services entities, access to our vast array of data and research," he added. ...

Energy Super CEO explains disclosure decision

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... the information they want." According to Petrou collecting the data was challenging. "We've had to talk to all our fund managers and get them to provide us that information. The conversations with the fund managers at various stages can always be interesting. ...

Active management under threat from smart ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... Standard at the S&P Dow Jones Indices Annual ETF Masterclass in Melbourne, the index expert said traditional active fund managers may be forced to review their business propositions in the light of the growth in advanced beta products. "Smart beta opens ...

Instos too slow to make investment decisions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... head of global clients Anthony Fasso said: "In what is still a tepid recovery from the post-Lehman crisis, many fund managers are eager to reduce risk especially as their plans approach fully-funded status. "This has led them to step away from publicly-traded ...

Folkestone beefs up distribution

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... from Property Capital Partners, which provides capital raising, product development and distribution services to fund managers. Prior to Property Capital Partners, Baker was a key account manager at Charter Hall and Macquarie Group. He also was a business ...

RI sector outperforms ASX 300: Lonsec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... motivation," Sweeney said. "Traditional ethical funds have different approaches to ESG funds. For example, some fund managers, such as Perpetual, Australian Ethical and Hunter Hall are providing fossil fuel free options within the Lonsec universe while ...

Custodians make managers more accountable: BNP Paribas

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... long-term risk-return strategy. Gayer argued the most prudent course of action is to stick to that strategy, which means fund managers must also stick to theirs. But one potential enemy to this prudent approach is a focus on peer risk. "I was asked a ...