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Fiducian posts profits, eyes acquisitions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... investment manager portfolio. Fiducian Financial Services offers advisers over 35 managed funds options from over 18 fund managers. Its $1.14 billion in assets under administration in the year to June is an increase of 16.3 per cent from the previous ...

Subscriber-pays ratings approach more critical: van Eyk

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Research houses that are not paid by fund managers for their product ratings are 2.4 times more likely to critically assess the performance of those managers, said van Eyk chief executive, Mark Thomas. In a speech to the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium ...

Legal risks pose social media stumbling blocks

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... can do for them. She said that endgame communications did their own research and found only some of the top ten fund managers and industry superannuation funds had social media presence, and they are 'limited'. "There is little question that we are in ...

More wealth mgmt on web

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... the annual report months later, the web offers wealth management professionals new challenges and opportunities. "Fund managers obviously need to distinguish themselves, rebrand themselves, continuously communicate their value proposition and educate ...

NGS Super takes fresh route to tap EM

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
Speaking at the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium yesterday on how super funds and fund managers can collaborate more on investments, one super fund suggested the idea of creating tailored resources mandates. Anthony Rodwell-Ball, chief executive officer ...

NGS Super considers Shariah-compliant option

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... Anthony Rodwell-Ball told the audience at yesterday's Rainmaker Marketing Symposium that the fund is working with fund managers to create a new investment option that meets of their diverse member base. Rodwell-Ball discussed how the high number of Islamic ...

Investors call planners to charge performance-based fees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
Performance-based fees have traditionally been the domain of fund managers - but research shows a growing number of investors are urging financial planners to start adopting this fee structure. Mark Johnston, principal of research firm Investment Trends ...

Food security back on the radar

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... is presenting an ideal business opportunity. From an investing and corporate perspective, there are a number of fund managers that are now using this growing demand for food security as a profit vehicle. For example, the Ascalon H3 Commodities Fund is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... rose to a nine-month high. Volume was low, analysts said, which pointed to a lack of participation by institutional fund managers, who were on the sidelines due to uncertainty about the economy. Volume on the NYSE Arca, Nasdaq and American Stock Exchanges ...

GFC not over, but opportunities abundant: TRG

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
Treasury Group boutique fund managers were united in the view that the global financial crisis is not over just yet, but that selective opportunities exist for canny investors, at a briefing with journalists yesterday. "To me, it's just how it plays ...