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Former UBS chief executive launches asset management firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... expect that any manager we partner with would demonstrate commitment and self-belief by having a reasonable investment in the funds they manage," Woods commented. Pan-Tribal's philosophy, according to Woods, is to source financial products from high-quality ...

Performance competition returning to default super

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... life stage investing. SelectingSuper's December performance figures released end last month showed that retail workplace funds as a sector had, for the first time in two years, out-pointed not-for-profit (NFP) funds, albeit the margin was a wafer thin ...

FSI proposal to ban LRBAs "draconian"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... buy property. Speaking at an AFA GenXt roadshow in Sydney, Anderson referred to the FSI recommendation that superannuation funds could transfer their clients to income streams as they reach retirement. "If implemented, this would be concerning because ...

QIC appoints independent investment chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... infrastructure and QIC's infrastructure pedigree is second to none. I look forward to helping QIC expand its infrastructure funds management offerings to clients," he said. QIC chief executive Damien Frawley added, "Paul's appointment further underscores ...

CBA wealth management FUA up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
Commonwealth Bank's wealth management division contributed strongly to the bank's solid half-year result, increasing funds under administration by 11% and delivering outperformance from 85% of funds over three years. The bank reported a statutory net ...

Rainmaker expands its investment capability with key appointment

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... services we provide to the wealth management sector spanning investors, financial advisers, investment advisers, superannuation funds and investment managers." Dyall, CFA, was most recently head of advice research at AMP and AXA (2001 - 2013). Prior ...

Parametric grows investment team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... consulting team for two years, providing risk and investment advice to a broad range of clients that included foundations, retail funds, corporate funds, industry and government super funds.A He also worked with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.A ...

Plato hires senior quant analyst from SSgA

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... research and innovation." The appointment follows a year of strong investment returns and business growth for the fund manager. Funds under management (FUM) increased by more than 50% in 2014 to top $1.3 billion. Performance has also been strong across ...

ETFs up 48.3% to $15 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) grew 48.3% to $14.8 billion in the year to December 2014, according to market analysis by Plan For Life. iShares remains the leading ETF product provider with a 36.9% market share, followed by State Street Global Advisors ...

Tsipras has a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... about its next debt repayment and/or what new conditions would its benefactors demand before agreeing to release bailout funds." The more things change...