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Tyndall appoints head of operations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
Tyndall AM has appointed Matthew McShane to the new role of head of operations. In the new role, McShane will be responsible for investment operations, IT, office management, performance analysis, registry, custody, vendor and relationship management. ...

Resi property portal targets planners, SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Residential property is an attractive asset class but choosing a property for a self-managed super fund (SMSF) is not as simple as choosing a property to live in or negatively gear yourself. SMSF investors need to factor in how their income and capital ...

Instos increase alternative allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
Super funds are increasing allocation to alternatives, although demand is more for tailored solutions rather than cookie cutter approaches, according to two asset managers. "These [super] funds are looking at their overall allocation and looking at ...

Cost cutting key for Perpetual in 2012

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Cost reduction is a key priority for Perpetual Limited this year, with the group hiring an international consulting firm to review where savings can be made straight away. In its half yearly results released today, the financial services firm posted ...

Outsourcing FM admin doesn't reduce staff

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
Australian investment managers who outsource their investment operations have only 8% less staff than those who manage their operations internally, according to new research by Investit. The SimCorp sponsored Future of Investment Operations report found ...

US housing market needs renovation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
Until the US housing market starts to right itself it's unlikely US consumers are going to gain too much confidence and without confidence the chance of economic recovery will remain a forlorn dream. House prices are still down 32% from their 2006 peak ...

Super funds need modern platforms to disclose holdings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
Superannuation funds worried about the cost of disclosing their portfolio holdings need to ditch their old legacy platforms, one of the world's biggest platform providers said yesterday. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) this ...

Let the games begin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
Financial services regulator ASIC this morning released its timetable for the introduction of market competition, which will allow Chi-X Australia to compete head to head with the ASX, and said the new market integrity rules (MIRs) should be in place ...

DTCIM selects Imagine software

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
DTC Investment Management (DTCIM) signs on to Imagine Software's Derivatives.com ASP service, joining Credit Suisse, Commonwealth Bank and Wachovia as the software group's growing list of financial services clients. Imagine's products features, among ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
The Australian share market is set to rise on Tuesday after Wall Street and some European markets managed small gains despite continuing concerns about the impact of Europe's debt problems on a global economic recovery. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...