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Russell Investments sold to TA Associates

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
The breadth of Russell Investments' operations in execution, as well as its orientation to multi-asset and solutions investing, formed a major part in its US$1.15 billion sale. Global growth private equity firm TA Associates announced on Friday it had ...

Bond King Gross files $200m suit against PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
Star bond manager Bill Gross is suing PIMCO, his former employer, for US$200 million ($275 million) for breach of contract and plotting to oust him from the firm he set up more than 40 years ago. The lawsuit filed in Orange County, California - where ...

Don't flood managed accounts with excess investment options: advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
Tailored investment solutions are more important to advisers using managed accounts than excessively wide ranges of investment choices, according to Rainmaker research. Speaking at the 2015 Financial Standard Best Practice Managed Accounts Forum, Rainmaker ...

Managed accounts key to SMSF diversification

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Managed accounts are an effective vehicle for mitigating self-managed super fund diversification risk, according to HUB24 head of marketing and distribution Wes Gillett. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the 2015 Best Practice Managed Accounts ...

Medical risk leader joins Bombora

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
A specialist medical risk provider has joined Bombora Advice. MediBroker, founded in 2012 by managing director Aaron Zelman, focuses on risk advice solutions for medical professionals. It currently has over 300 clients and will join Bombora as a principal ...

Japan pension fund backs responsible investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... elect HESTA chair Angela Emslie to the board of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Emslie is seeking an asset owner position on the PRI board and is among four international candidates.

Link Group announces plans for float

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Superannuation administration company Link Group is targeting a valuation of up to $2.6 billion in an initial public offer expected to take place on 27 October. Details in the prospectus reveal the company aims to raise between $879.2 million and $946.5 ...

Managed Accounts challenge to retail wealth groups

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... are used to controlling themselves. For example, in managed accounts model portfolios, the end investor is the beneficial owner of the securities in the model fund and this requires investment managers to administer their funds differently even if some ...

Succession planning is not a waiting game

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
Advice practice owners should not base their succession strategy on potential economic tailwinds or favourable regulatory outcomes, according to Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan. In a statement, Tynan noted the increasing ...

Super fees almost halved in five years

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
Super fund fees have fallen 40% in the last five years owing to regulatory shifts and technological innovation, but the fall has not unduly impacted providers' bottom lines, according to the latest comprehensive survey of the sector by Rainmaker. The ...