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Chinese currency reforms to transform bond benchmarks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
China's short-to-medium-term economic challenges should not distract investors from the long-term rise of the country as a global financial power and the investment opportunities that its emergence will create, according to AllianceBernstein director ...

Blue Sky hires ex-Certitude exec to run new office

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
Listed alternative investment manager Blue Sky has appointed ex-Certitude Global Investments executive Laz Siapantas to run its new office in Melbourne. Siapantas has been appointed as Blue Sky's new key account manager and will be responsible for servicing ...

Standard Life Inv steps up shareholder activism

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
Global investment manager Standard Life Investments has said it is enjoying the benefits of new regulations which promote shareholder activism. In 2013 regulators around the world introduced new laws and regulations designed to strengthen corporate ...

Compliance costs Aussie advisers $15k versus global peers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
The extra time Australian advisers spend on administration and compliance compared to global advisers is costing them more than $15,000 a year, according to research by CoreData. Administration and compliance make up about 30% of Australian advisers' ...

Perpetual wins Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
Perpetual Investments took home the top Australian Fund Manager of the Year Award at the Australian Morningstar Awards. Perpetual held off competition from finalists AMP Capital and Franklin Templeton. BlackRock won the multi-sector category, Bentham ...

Henderson reports record profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
Henderson has reported a record net profit of A£125.1 million ($233 million) for the year to 31 December. The strong result was driven by a 9.5% rise in revenue to a record A£578.2 million ($1.1 billion), resulting from strong investment performance ...

Blue Sky on track to reach $500m by June

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... $400 million and is on track to achieve its target of more than $500 million by 30 June 2014. Founder and managing director Mark Sowerby said the company had built strong foundations for its next wave of growth. "Traditionally, our business generates ...

EQT appoints portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
Equity Trustees has appointed a new portfolio manager to its asset management business. James Buckley will work closely with Equity Trustees' advice and personal services team and his responsibilities will include communicating with private clients ...

Future Fund names interim managing director

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
The Future Fund has appointed chief financial officer Paul Mann as acting managing director. He will take over from Mark Burgess, who leaves the $97 billion public superannuation fund at the end of the month. Mann joined the Future Fund in 2007 from ...

Dalton Nicol Reid wins $40m Intrust mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
Intrust Super has awarded a $40m mandate to Australian equities fund manager, Dalton Nicol Reid. Intrust is a boutique $1.6 billion industry super fund based in Queensland for the hospitality sector with 130,000 members and 10,000 employers. The mandate ...