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Mastering the art of ignoring crises

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... markets can, like casinos, lead investors to trade in ways that destroys their wealth. That's the view of Capital Fund Management president Philippe Jordan who says investors who get caught up in the 'drama' of financial markets are unconsciously more ...

Legg Mason appoints head of Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... Prior to that, he was joint managing director at Investec Fund Managers and also spent 12 years at Scottish Widows Fund Management. In his new role, Sowerby will manage Legg Mason's $35 billion in assets under management in Australia and oversee affiliated ...

NAS wins custody mandate from absolute return manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... will provide custodial and back office services for an Australian absolute return investment manager. Optimal Fund Management selected NAS because, in principal George Colman's words, "We were impressed with NAB Asset Servicing's advanced back office ...

CFM alternative beta fund gets Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Lonsec has awarded Capital Fund Management's (CFM) Institutional Systematic Diversified Trust (CFM ISDiversified) a "Recommended" rating. The fund has been designed to offer investors a diversified portfolio of well-known and persistent alternative ...

Nikko hires regional sales manager from BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... a move to refine its offering to retail investors. Specifically, the Nikko AM-Tyndall Australian Share Income Fund management fee has dropped from 0.95% p.a. to 0.85%, and the minimum initial investment for its retail funds to $20,000. Hallinan added ...

Chinese and Dutch investment giants explore long-term alliance

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... Netherlands' pension fund for government and education employees, and one of the largest pension funds in the world. E Fund Management, meanwhile, provides active equity, index, fixed income and diversified strategies for Chinese mutual funds and manages ...

Henderson Group appoints director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... Group Board. Philip Wagstaff will join the board, effective immediately, brining over 28 years' experience in the fund management industry, having been global head of distribution at Henderson since 2012. Prior to this he was global head of distribution ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... funds management industry can forget two-and-twenty fee scales, closet index tracking, or low volatility active fund management. The latter is now under the microscope of some countries' regulators and they're starting to make statements about it potentially ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Japan's fund management industry is launching exchange traded funds to cater specifically for the central bank's massive monetary easing programme. Three new "physical and human capital" ETFs are designed solely for the Bank of Japan, which needs fresh ...

Fullerton Fund Management appoints head of multi-asset strategies

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Fullerton Fund Management has appointed Pranay Gupta as head of multi-asset strategies Singapore. Gupta joins Fullerton Fund Management from Lombard Odier and ING Investment Management where he held the position of chief investment officer. Prior to ...