Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 111 - 120 of 210 results for "Asset consulting"

Mercer acquires Sovereign

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... week. According to Mercer, the trio will be taking most of their existing client base with them. Sovereign's asset consulting clients for alternatives include Sunsuper, Vision Super, Westpac Staff Super and Perpetual, with funds under advice estimated ...

Instos increase alternative allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... down to people better qualified to evaluate alternative strategies both within the funds themselves, and in the asset consulting community. "I think those two factors combined means there's a much better comprehension within the buying community and ...

Fidante Partners continues expansion with new hire

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... industry with experience across retail manager research, multi-manager portfolio management and institutional asset consulting," said Matt Gaden, general manager, institutional business and strategic alliances. "We welcome his deep knowledge across all ...

Mercer builds adviser reach

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... funds research and wealth management services in October this year and supports the firm's growing share of the asset consulting space. Mercer's market share among asset consultants to platforms was 32% of funds under administration for 2011, according ...

Frontier appoints new analysts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
Institutional asset consulting firm Frontier Investment Consulting has appointed three new analysts to work across sectors. Kenny Chiang will join Frontier in April 2012 from Mercer Consulting, where he worked in the fund accounting and client services ...

Aus Ethical names new chief investment officer

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... 'sell side' and 'buy side' equities research, portfolio construction, strategic and tactical asset allocation, asset consulting, rating agency process management and quantitative analysis. "I am very pleased to be appointing David to the role. He has ...

MySuper Mythconceptions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... can meanwhile include all costs associated with manager selection, portfolio construction, performance fees and asset consulting advice. The implication is that MySuper does not require fees to be lowered to unsustainable levels nor does it discourage ...

Towers Watson grows team after benefiting from super mergers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... fund mergers, while acknowledging that consolidation presents the biggest single threat to the changing world of asset consulting. The firm, itself a product of a merger between Watson Wyatt and Towers Perrin, has added three new investment analysts ...

ASIC silent on possible research probe

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... don't take money off product manufacturers to get rated," he said. Johnston said Mercer, Russell and McGregor Asset Consulting did not take money for research. Tarrants managing director Ross Tarrant, whose financial advisory firm is being sued for ushering ...

Super mergers drive new trends in asset consulting

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Rising M&A activity in superannuation is forcing asset consultants to lift their game or risk being edged out by their rivals - and the leading players are future-proofing their business through bigger investment teams and sharpened investment models. ...