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State Street pushes Asian Funds passport

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... our ever-growing pool of superannuation funds begins to dwarf the local equity market. It would also give local fund managers the chance to tap into the fastest growing region on the planet. "It (an Asian funds passport) would help to expand the reach ...

A brighter future for hedge funds in 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... and, two years on, they now look set to reap the benefits of providing greater transparency and liquidity. "Hedge fund managers have had to make changes to the ways they structure and market thier funds, not only to win back confidence from existing ...

Ipac improves 'soft dollar' register disclosure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... which reported copies of alternative remuneration registers were requested, but weren't handed over, by several fund managers. The Financial Services Council declined to comment.

J.P.Morgan and ANZ complete migration

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... numerous markets, with the ANZ Custodian Services acquisition targeting local and international institutions and fund managers. Jane Perry, chief executive of J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services, Australia and New Zealand, said direct custody ...

Fixed fee model in slow burn

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... Trafford-Walker, chief executive of Frontier Consulting, said the asset consultancy has experienced "modest success" in getting fund managers to adopt the novel fee model they proposed more than a year ago. Trafford-Walker said there have been discussions ...

Suncorp Life sells Tyndall to Nikko AM

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... Tyndall stewardship but have largely run its businesses in "a highly decentralised manner". As one of the largest fund managers in Japan, the group said its investment managers operate with a high degree of autonomy. "We believe the fit is extremely ...

Support grows for Asia Funds Passport

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
A new report further supports the push for Australian fund managers' access to rapidly growing investment markets across Asia, with suggestions of APEC potentially establishing a working group on the proposal. Asia's funds management industry apparently ...

Strong dollar fuels shift to unhedged intl equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... advisers are most likely responding to the currency status through the investments chosen either directly, through fund managers or platforms. "If you are betting that this is the highest the Australian dollar is going to reach and that it is going to ...

Slim pickings in intl equities: van Eyk

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... what the ratings house believes is a five-year period where 'cracks in the system' will resurface and hurt many fund managers in the sector. Van Eyk has recommended 29 per cent of the 51 international equities fund managers it reviewed, with only one ...

The lure of the boutique

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... professionals," said S&P head of fund research, Leanne Milton. In the third quarter of 2010, 10 key staff departed from rated fund managers, affecting A$22.4 billion of funds under management (FUM), and 6 of these resulted in ratings actions, the report ...