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Another former asset consultant joins Cbus

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... on what others are doing, and more on what we think is a good idea," said Fok. If you are totally reliant on asset consultants then this is not always the case, he said. There are no plans to scale back the services Cbus currently outsources to asset ...

Business as usual at Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... he said. As super fund mergers become more common, there will be fewer funds but more demand for specialist asset consultants, Eagleton said. "In response, we have been continuing to invest in deeper and narrower expertise. "Whatever the topic we think ...

Outcomes-based investing is the future for wealth creation sector: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... being allowed switch between Asset Classes if it means they achieve the return they need to, Henaghan said. Asset Consultants could also play a different role, "Do you need two [groups of] consultants: One to work with the internal team and another to ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... assets and a rise in the amount of money going into super savings will magnify fund managers over-dependence on asset consultants. On the face of it, Australia looks to be one of the most attractive markets for global fund managers. Compulsory superannuation ...

FPA calls for greater scrutiny of fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... inappropriate behaviour from financial planners but that should stretch to fund managers, accountants, auditors, asset consultants and anybody else as well."

Super reforms hasten fund consolidation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... Increased fee pressure should also see efficiency savings, said Chesler. "There are a lot of agents such as asset consultants and fund managers acting on behalf of super funds. With so many funds this leads to a lot of duplication," he said. Recent academic ...

Asset consultants still in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Consolidation within the superannuation industry hasn't diminished the demand for asset consultancy services, according to Mercer. Evolutions in the superannuation sector have meant that Mercer has diversified, and improved its capabilities, but it ...

Mandates slugged by downturn

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... Advance Asset Management (19), and the Australian Catholic Super Fund, and AustralianSuper with 17 a piece. Asset consultants involved with most mandates, the Rainmaker research continued, were: Jana (21%), Towers Watson (10%), and Frontier (9%).

Tyndall strengthens investment team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... responsibility of the delivery of the fixed income and alternative asset management strategies to a spectrum including asset consultants, research houses and its broadening client base. Mike Davis, managing director of Tyndall AM said that in the new ...

Legg Mason restructures distribution

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... Mason said the restructure was a direct response to the increased blurring of the line between the needs of asset consultants, institutional investors, platforms and intermediaries. Institutional investors have become more retail in their offerings ...