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Platforms welcome Solaris' performance fee equity fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
Boutique fund manager Solaris has had its Core Australian Equity Fund 'performance fee option' added to a range of major platforms. Macquarie Wrap, CFS Firstwrap, AXA Summit and AXA North have all included the fund on their distribution lists. The Performance ...

Sunsuper appoints new consultant as model shifts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... recognition of its disaggregated model, according to Hartley, consulting on strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction, boutique manager research and investment operations. Sunsuper also works with AXIA Consulting on hedge funds, while Ibbotson ...

Advice boutique gets image shake-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
Asteron-aligned dealer group Guardian has shed 'financial planning' from its title in a bid to shake-up the company's brand on its 10th anniversary. Guardian Advice, formerly known as Guardian Financial Planning, said the brand had become "tired" and ...

Touchstone acquires Old Mutual assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... affiliated investment managers will increase the range of funds we offer and fill the gaps in our current line-up with boutique fund managers who have strong long-term performance records." Old Mutual said the partnership would allow it to focus on managing ...

Boutique focus with new super product: Bendigo Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... said that one differentiating factor is while Bendigo SmartStart Super is low in cost, it will have a high end support. "Boutique advisers are struggling to under margin squeezes and process efficiencies...advisers need back end support and we will work ...

FOFA fatigue prompts new Guardian offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... Eventually we want teams of advisers matched up and continuously working with teams of paraplanners," said Harris. The boutique dealer group plans to expand the free paraplanning offering over the next 12 months to include any risk advice within superannuation ...

Dealer groups compete for planners: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... according to the report. The survey, which ran from July 29 to August 8 this year, had four types of planners responding with boutique/independent planners (45.7%), dealer group - non-product aligned, practice based (33.8%), dealer group - product aligned ...

Challenger creates new investment head

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... newly-created role as head of investment research where he will provide portfolio construction insights into the group's ten boutique fund manager offerings. Formerly the senior investment analyst and associate director for the Macquarie Private Wealth ...

nabInvest buys equities start-up stake

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... Investment Management. National Australia Bank's direct asset management subsidiary has been busy adding to its stable of boutique fund managers this year, taking stakes in three US-based managers as well as buying Aviva Investors Australia for its range ...

QIC funds head departs amid restructure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... the end of the year. McNeilage's current position, head of funds management, will be dissolved with separate heads of boutique management and distribution to be installed in due course. QIC said the restructure would support the "significant diversification ...