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ACSA announces custody award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
The Australian Custodial Services Association has announced the winners of its annual awards for outstanding members of the custody sector. As per ACSA's statement, the awards are given "based on... support for ACSA and contributions to ACSA's strategic ...

Funds management rife with "dressed up" performance data: Cerulli

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
A new Cerulli Associates report suggests fund managers are increasingly "spinning" back-tested data as real performance. The Cerulli Edge - Europe Edition report highlights the lack of clarity investment consultants face when selecting funds; they often ...

AMP holds assets despite Genesys exodus

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
AMP has announced in a first quarter update that outflows from Genesys advisers leaving the company "continue to be lower than expected." Net cash outflows from Genesys advisers leaving AMP's Australian wealth management business were $33 million for ...

Charter Hall announces unit registry mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Charter Hall has announced it has selected its unit registry partner for its institutional property funds. OneVue Fund Services, which currently administers over 400 funds representing $400 billion in assets, will now provide unit registry services ...

Australians demanding robo-advice from super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Over a third of Australians (36%), who otherwise wouldn't or couldn't afford to see a financial planner, want their super funds to provide robo-advice services, according to the Investment Trends 2015 Direct Client Report. The report, based on a survey ...

Contango announces multi-asset tech partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Contango Asset Management has announced a partnership with a financial information provider to develop multi-asset strategies. Bloomberg will provide its buy-side order management system (AIM), portfolio attribution and risk system (PORT), broker-neutral ...

Blue Sky announces $66 million equity raising

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has announced it will conduct a $66.8 million equity raising. The initiative consists of a $30 million placement to institutional, professional and sophisticated investors at $6.50 per share and an accelerated non-renounceable ...

Instreet partners with investment advisory for ethical platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Instreet Investment has announced a strategic partnership to develop its ethical investment platform, the Emerald Wrap. Following its acquisition of The Emerald Club in January 2015, Instreet has been developing the Emerald Wrap as a tailored investment ...

Foreign direct investors turning to Australia for growth

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Foreign investors are increasingly optimistic about Australia's economic future - 32% more so than last year. The A.T. Kearney Global Foreign Direct Investment report, based on a survey of "senior executives of the world's leading corporations" conducted ...

Willis Towers Watson appoints investments director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Willis Towers Watson has appointed a new director of investments for Australia. Martin Goss, who has been with Willis Towers Watson since 2007 and was chair of the Australian investment committee, will take on the new role with immediate effect. As ...