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New infrastructure fund for SMSFs launches

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... Coffey, the Infrastructure Partners Investment Fund (IPIF) is a pooled vehicle investing in unlisted infrastructure fund managers. Former Russell Investments and Telstra Super executive Nicole Connolly is also on board, as is former Industry Superannuation ...

UK star manager announces launch date for new fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
Neil Woodford, one of the UK's best known fund managers, has announced a 2 June launch date for the first fund under his new independent banner, Woodford Investment Management. Woodford left his role as head of equity at Invesco Perpetual in April where ...

First transaction takes place on ASX mFund service

MARK SMITH, ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... allows investors to use an ASX broker to buy and sell units in unlisted managed funds.A The service aims to broaden fund managers' distribution networks, offer brokers a greater choice of products, reduce costs for the industry and make processes more ...

BNP Paribas appoints custody product head

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... Baker, head of Australia and New Zealand at BNP Paribas Securities Services, said: "Australian asset owners and fund managers are today facing more challenges than ever before; be it increased regulation - here and overseas - and the need to provide ...

Managed accounts take-up jump 63%: survey

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... growing force within the platform sector, not a direct threat. Crucially, they present additional opportunities for fund managers that want to reach financial advisers and self-managed super funds (SMSFs). But to put in context, managed accounts still ...

'Choice' dashboard, portfolio disclosure delayed to 2015

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... in the US, UK and Asia. They are particularly concerned with the provisions that require private equity or hedge fund managers to disclose what managers believe is underlying commercial in confidence information. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the ...

Larry Fink pays tribute to Australian super system

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... trillions of dollars of infrastructure required globally in the coming decades, Fink also discussed the need for fund managers and pension funds to step in to plug the funding gap. "Private institutional investors with low risk tolerances and long term ...

Technology now about connectivity not just firepower

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... capabilities are now crucial for how they run their businesses. Momsen said it doesn't just impact globally oriented hedge fund managers but multi-managers, family offices and also traditional investment managers. Companies with BYOD policies reinforces ...

FEATURE: The alpha hunters

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... does not look like the most promising alpha hunting ground. But according to some of Australia's leading boutique fund managers, appearances can be deceiving. James Fernyhough reports. Australia's share market is probably best known for two things: it ...

AMP launches infrastructure and real estate UCITS platform

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) platform is an investment vehicle that enables fund managers to more easily distribute their products across Europe and Asia to offshore investors.A According to the European Fund and ...