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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 ...

Legg Mason hires sales director from JPM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... executive Colin Taylor as director of sales. Based in Melbourne, Taylor will promote Legg Mason's products and affiliate fund managers under Legg Mason's hybrid distribution structure that encompasses both institutional and retail segments of the market. ...

Instos lose chasing high hedge fund returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... structure including equity, debt, credit default swaps and options. It will soft-close shortly - a precautionary step fund managers take to prevent overheating - but there are plans to reopen before the end of the year.

Dealer group Infocus buys MLC shares, becomes independent

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... $48 million in risk premiums under advice. Infocus also manages $285 million via funds management subsidiary Alpha Fund Managers. The dealer group grew out of a Sunshine Coast-based financial advisory business.

MDA provider inks deal with Affinity and Redgum

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... bespoke managed account solutions for a growing number of Australia's top financial advisers, dealer groups and fund managers. managedaccounts.com.au was previously known as Investment Administration Services.