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Frontier takes tough stance against asset-based fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
Asset consultant Frontier, which has $91 billion in funds under advice, has sent a letter last week to all the external fund managers of its super fund clients to consider charging flat dollar fees, instead of asset-based fees, on their investment mandates. ...

Canadian pensions stage Q3 recovery

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
Canadian pensions have bounced back in the third quarter of this year, with local bonds and global shares the major contributors to the recovery. According to a RBC Dexia Investor Services survey, which monitors Canadian pension plans and money managers ...

Premium eyes more practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
Premium Wealth Management is in talks with a dozen practices to join its ranks and is also looking at ways to access separately managed account (SMA) technology. Chris Saunders, chief executive at Premium Wealth Management, said the business is talking ...

FPA board approves move away from commissions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's board has approved the association's remuneration policy that moves its members away from a commission-based model by July 2012. The FPA received more than 250 responses to its consultation paper "Financial ...

Wesfarmers decision a win for ESG

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
In a win for listed company engagement, Wesfarmers has decided to find other sources of a mineral from outside a region with a questionable human rights record after engagement from institutional investors including Christian Super. Wesfarmers agreed ...

Gonzalez move a win-win: analyst

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
One of Perpetual's longest serving executives, Emilio Gonzalez, is to take the helm at BT Investment Management, a high profile recruitment that is a coup for BT but could also set the stage for fresh changes at Perpetual, said an analyst. Emilio Gonzalez ...

Dimensional wins Russell mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
Russell Investments has selected Dimensional Fund Advisors to manage a 10 per cent mandate within the Russell Australian Shares Fund. Recently released research from Russell Investments reconfirmed that a mild bias to value shares in a core Australian ...

Tower taps UK trends to upgrade insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
The life insurer who won the year's largest insurance mandate from a super fund, Tower Australia, has tapped the UK market's latest trends to boost its flagship Accelerate platform. Tower is unveilling its new Accelerated Protection platform - an improved ...

Wealthy women frustrated with finance firms: book

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
Financial services companies may want to review how they interact and work with women after research found they represent $12 trillion in consumer discretionary spending globally are disappointed with the way finance firms deal with them. A recently ...

Invesco buys Morgan Stanley's retail arm

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
Invesco has bought Morgan Stanley's $129 billion retail asset management business for $1.5 billion. The deal includes Morgan Stanley's Van Kampen Investments arm. Morgan Stanley's retail asset management business comprises of equity, fixed income, alternatives ...