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Senior departures at Acadian

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... consistently generate risk-adjusted fund returns in excess of relevant investment objectives and peers. According to Rainmaker research, Acadian Asset Management Australia had $706.3 million in funds under management as at December 2010, down from just ...

CFS slashes entry bar to wholesale platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... drive towards upfront fees and away from commissions. Andrew Keevers, Director of Research & Product Development at Rainmaker Research said the changes were a positive, but said financial planners might get a bit confused as to why the minimum investment ...

Retail bank deposits hit $62bn in Dec qtr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... superannuation sector, notwithstanding super funds are now posting average returns of 8 per cent, noted industry research from Rainmaker. But over the past 12 months super contributions amounted to an estimated $122 billion compared to total new retail ...

CFS names new advice head

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... Planning alone has 815 advisers with funds under advice of $25.8 billion across 1,000 practices, according to December 2010 Rainmaker Research figures. The role was left unoccupied by Paul Barrett who joined ANZ Financial Planning as general manager ...

Alphinity grows new business

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... underperformance under Challenger Select. When the new team took over the performance fee high watermark was reset. According to Rainmaker research, the new firm Alphinity had $759.62 million in funds under management as of December. Of that, approximately ...

HESTA posts bumper January returns

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... property fund showed the lowest return of 0.2 per cent - but it was still in positive territory for the group. According to Rainmaker research, HESTA has funds under management of $16.18 billion as at September 30. The fund has about 700,000 members ...

Bennelong shuts global equities fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... return the assets to investors promptly," said Jarrod Brown, chief executive, Bennelong Funds Management. According to Rainmaker, Bennelong Funds Management had $1.28 billion of equities under management at the end of 2010. At that time 47.9 per cent ...

ANZ nabs Paul Barrett from CFS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... responsible for 815 advisers with funds under advice of $25.8 billion across 1,000 practices, according to December 2010 Rainmaker Research figures. Previous roles also include general manager of the Commonwealth Bank-owned adviser group, Financial Wisdom ...

Virgin Money launches direct life insurance product

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... following its ownership change and a spate of significant wins in the superannuation group insurance space. According to Rainmaker, TOWER is hot on the heels of AIA to become the leading group insurer in Australia after winning mandates that include ...

Bennelong suspends SGI Global Equities fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... stakeholders are informed accordingly over the coming days," Bennelong Funds Management said in a statement. According to Rainmaker, Bennelong Funds Management had $1.28 billion of equities under management at the end of 2010. At that time 47.9 per cent ...