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In-housing creating consultant uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... in-housing of super fund investment teams, with a variety of strategies emerging. At its recent annual Ideas Exchange in Melbourne, Towers Watson addressed superannuation fund CIOs some of whom have bolstered their internal investment capabilities. The ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... posts September's building approvals figures. Also due out are the ANZ's job advertisements series, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge, the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index and RP Data CoreLogic ...

UK advice giant deVere enters Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... more than 80,000 and has more than US$10 billion under stewardship. The company's first Australian office will open in Melbourne in November. "We have far-reaching strategic plans for deVere Australia where demand for expert, independent financial advice ...

Surge in Australian-educated FM professionals heading OS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... designations among these students are more popular than MBAs. Rounding out the top five universities are University of Melbourne and Monash University, both in Victoria. These leading universities were top for number of alumni working in asset management ...

Cormann to welcome cyclist advisers at FPA conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
Financial planners who pedal for 1,050 km -from Melbourne to Adelaide via the Great Ocean Road- will be greeted at their arrival by the financial planning community and by guest of honour, Senator Mathias Cormann. Cyclists will complete a seven-day ...

Franklin Templeton beefs up fixed income team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... Siniakov, managing director, fixed income and Andrew Canobi, director, fixed income, who joined Franklin Templeton's Melbourne office in May of this year and will report to Siniakov. Commenting on the new appointments Siniakov said: "We are pleased to ...

Spring FG to pursue more acquisitions

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... Company is enjoying strong organic growth in client numbers, revenue and profitability through its Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra offices", Cullen added. Spring now has assets under advice in excess of $330 million, a mortgage book of more ...

Active management under threat from smart ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... committee chairman David Blitzer. Speaking to Financial Standard at the S&P Dow Jones Indices Annual ETF Masterclass in Melbourne, the index expert said traditional active fund managers may be forced to review their business propositions in the light ...

Active management offers little value: Towers Watson

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... according to Towers Watson global head of investment Chris Ford. Speaking at the 2014 Towers Watson Ideas Exchange in Melbourne yesterday, Ford said that institutional investors should reconsider the mandate structure and place more emphasis on capital ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... Wednesday, the Australia Bureau of Statistics releases the Consumer Price Index for the September quarter, while the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is also due out, as is the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator ...