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ANZ Private hands out $3.5b mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... banking and advice managing director Mike Norfolk said: "We are delighted to appoint DWS Group as the primary asset consultant for our tactical asset allocation decisions." "DWS are one of the world's largest asset managers, with a strong history ...

Industry fund awards $100m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... take advantage of the situation," Block said. The allocation to York comes after a recommendation from ACSRF's asset consultant, Frontier Advisors. "It is a small, opportunistic allocation, currently representing under 1% of our total assets under management ...

Active fixed income funds review fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... pressure is on in institutional land too, but it is not as cutthroat. JANA senior consultant Robert Moore says the asset consultant has been able to negotiate fees for super funds but the fee cuts are more along the range of one to two basis points. ...

Super Fund of the Year named

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... won in the risk-adjusted performance category. On the asset consulting side, Frontier Advisors was named Best Asset Consultant. Meanwhile, each year SelectingSuper recognises an industry veteran for their contribution to the super sector and this year ...

Governance experts join boutique

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
Two well-known governance experts have joined MGD, a growing boutique financial services firm. Michael Drew has been appointed as chief investment officer and director and Adam Walk will join the firm as director, investment advisory. In their new roles ...

WTW launches first Australian-domiciled fund, names RE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has launched its first Australian-domiciled fund and appointed a responsible entity. The Global Equities Focus Fund (GEFF) will launch this month and "capture only the best investment ideas from the world's top global ...

Industry fund appoints interim investment chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... Australian Unity as head of portfolio management. He previously served at Frontier Investment Consulting as a senior asset consultant, and sat on the investment committee of the Financial Services Council for two years.

Chief investment officer leaves industry fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... Australian Unity as head of portfolio management. He previously served at Frontier Investment Consulting as a senior asset consultant, and sat on the investment committee of the Financial Services Council for two years. Earlier this year legalsuper grew ...

Frontier veteran to depart

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
The $380 billion asset consultant is bidding farewell to Fiona Trafford-Walker after nearly 25 years with the business. Trafford-Walker was appointed as Frontier's managing director in 2000 when it separated from Industry Fund Services and stayed ...

What fundies seek in an asset consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Five years ago, fund managers considered an asset consultant's staff as their most important attribute but in 2019 they attach more importance to their research, says Frontier Advisors. Frontier Advisors asked fund managers of their views of asset consultants ...