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Global competition drives local investor services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
Australia's dynamic investment market is forcing investor services groups to innovate quickly to meet rising expectations from clients who are now used to buying services globally, said Laurence Bailey, chief executive of JPMorgan Worldwide Securities ...

Quant experts enter new continuum

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... Cappetta and Anthony Corr have resurfaced and teamed up with former MIR quant director Brett McElwee to form their own boutique - Continuum Capital Management. The new boutique will come under the wing of boutique incubator Ascalon Capital managers. ...

Integrity opens to retail

Integrity, a boutique fund set up by former UBS Australian equities head Paul Fiani, hits the ground running with $400 million in institutional money already invested and a new retail fund launched last week. The Integrity Australian Share fund, loosely ...

Deloitte merges with analytics boutique

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
Deloitte's Data Analytics group has announced it will merge with boutique data analytics firm Analytic Insight. The team of eight consultants based in Sydney and Melbourne will join an existing national practice of 70 at Deloitte. Deloitte chief executive ...

K2 back on IPO path

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... absolute return specialists as they become more attractive to investors in volatile markets. K2 Asset Management is a boutique fund manager specialising in absolute return strategies for domestic and overseas investors and investing solely in international ...

CFS Employer Super doubles to $4bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... than 50 investment options from a selection of experienced investment managers from Colonial First State and associated boutique managers. Recently FirstChoice Employer Super improved its offerings employers to include MBF personal health insurance and ...

Intech shifts focus to after-tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
Skandia's investment and consulting division Intech has added a new structure to its $1.8 billion multi-manager Australian Shares Active Trust, focusing on boutiques and after-tax returns. The shift to boutiques comes after Intech's own research suggested ...

Apostle acquires IXIS' local distribution arm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... properly customised solutions to the market." The deal also aligns Apostle with investors' interests through an almost boutique-like arrangement as management and staff now own 46 per cent of Apostle with the balance being held by private investors. ...

Multiport MAs tops $200 million mark

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... mark in funds under administration for its managed accounts. Multiport's managed accounts service is primarily used by boutique dealer groups, which offer individually managed discretionary accounts to SMSFs, individuals, companies, trusts and charitable ...

Calliva gives SMSFs direct property route

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
Boutique financial services group Calliva has taken advantage of recent changes in borrowing legislation for self managed super funds (SMSF) to offer direct commercial property investments via loans. Calliva's SuperAccess allows a super fund to finance ...