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FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... of March 2014, taking the total proportion of the funds management market it represents to a record high of 19%, Rainmaker data shows. A market more at the whims of central bankers than company fundamentals has made things tough for stocks-pickers in ...

In-housing creating consultant uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... Thinking Ahead Group. Further, statistics show that asset consultants may be under threat from internalisation. Rainmaker data shows that over the last 12 months, asset consultant growth in funds under advice has slowed from a five year annual rate of ...

PIMCO moves to calm investors in wake of 'bond king' exit

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... allocation. Mather, Kiesel and Worah will take overall responsibility for the flagship Total Return Fund. According to Rainmaker data, more than 70 Australian institutional clients invest with PIMCO, including some of the country's largest superannuation ...

Fund managers: Tide turning in emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... worst is over in emerging markets and now is looking like a good entry point for long-term investors. According to Rainmaker data, the MSCI Emerging Markets index has achieved an annual return of just 3.88% in the three years to 30 June including dividends ...

Infocus and Patron deal puts new group in top ten

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... combined business with 200 planners providing financial advice to over 50,000 retail clients. According to the latest Rainmaker Data Advantage Report from March 2014, a combined group of 200 advisers would be the fifth largest independent dealer group ...

Blue Sky raises $60.4 million for first listed alternatives fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... alternatives investment vehicle on the ASX," Blue Sky's investment director Alexander McNab said. According to Rainmaker data from December 2013, alternatives are the fastest growing asset class in Australia, increasing from 5% of all investments in ...

Zurich moves on from group insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... insurance represents a tiny part of the business and added that the company is a very small player in the group sector. Rainmaker data shows that Zurich was not serving any of the 200 largest Australia super funds. "We entered the local group life market ...

Managed accounts take-up jump 63%: survey

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... one-third of all advisers five years ago. These advisers also represent almost half of total adviser FUA based on Rainmaker data. Leading the league tables are Praemium and AMP Personal Portfolio Service, which together account for 49% of advisers in ...

Bridges CEO leaves after implementing IOOF model

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... Bridges Financial has over 300 advisers and about $8.9 billion in funds under advice as of March 2013, according to Rainmaker data.

Silk questions value of financial services intermediaries

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... of financial services" at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) forum in Sydney. Quoting Rainmaker data, Silk argued that the superannuation industry grew by just over 20% in 2012, while cost was only reduced by around 5%. This ...