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UK regulator targets conflicts in investment consulting

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
Asset consultants could be in the firing line as the UK's financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), sets competition and conflicts of interest within the asset management industry in its sights. The heads of the UK's largest pension ...

Ironbark teams up with UK global equities manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... Fund certainly ticks this box. Prior to Waverton, the team's investment strategy was well-received by global asset consultants, and as a result, they raised over $3 billion on behalf of Australian institutions." As at 30 September 2015, the strategy ...

ANZ senior manager leaves to set up consultancy

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... managers with regard to investment capability, as well as assessing and managing relations with rating houses and asset consultants. The consultancy will be fully independent: "There is a need for independent advice and I think there is an opportunity ...

Colonial First State awards $55m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... track record, returning 17.4% p.a. over 3 years (net of fees) and has a high rating from one of the leading asset consultants. "We are delighted to have been appointed by Colonial to manage this mandate as we have focused on building an institutional ...

Neuberger Berman appoints manager from JPM

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... a similar role at J.P Morgan Asset Management, where she managed relationships for institutional clients and asset consultants across equities, fixed income and alternatives. She was at J.P. Morgan for 14 years and has a total of 17 years' experience ...

GSFM appoints institutional manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... with industry superannuation funds, government institutions or corporate superannuation funds, as well as the asset consultants who advise them," said McKinnon. "With two thirds of our funds under management coming from institutional clients, it is imperative ...

FEATURE: How boutiques got their groove back

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... the structure continues to endure is all about control. "Super funds, retail investors and gatekeepers like asset consultants have become convinced over the years that the boutique model aligns the interests of clients and investment teams very well," ...

Asian institutions not using asset consultants

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
Asian institutional investors aren't making as much use of asset consultants as their US and European peers, according to research by Cerulli Associates. Cerulli's Asian Business Strategies: Making the Breakthrough report explains that where asset consultants ...

NGS Super appoints Frontier after tender process

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... advisor. The $6.7 billion fund undertook an extensive market review in late 2014 after inviting a number of asset consultants to tender for the role. Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants assisted NGS Super in the research and evaluation process. "NGS Super ...

Managed accounts work for insto investors too

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... investment mandates much more closely than they did when such tasks were the responsibility of their external asset consultants. Another driver is that non-correlated returns from alternative investments becoming harder to achieve means institutional ...