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European hedge fund business sold to Aussie administrator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
A hedge fund administration business based in Malta is being acquired by an Australian administrator looking to continue its growth strategy and expanding global footprint. ASX-listed MainstreamBPO is purchasing the European arm of Alter Domus' hedge ...

Japanese bank Nomura ups ante in robo-advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... traditional stockbroking, financial planning, banking and superannuation investing is set to continue as robo-advice becomes mainstream. According to Cerulli Associates, the robo-advice industry could hit US$83 billion by the year-end, growing almost ...

The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... "the most hated man in America" is now President-elect of America. No one, or so it seems, like him. Not the media - mainstream and social. Not the financial markets. Not a few foreign leaders. Not even his own party. Heck, even Republican former president ...

GBST partners with boutique administrator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Financial services software provider GBST is entering a seven-year contract with a boutique administrator to enter the business process outsourcing market. Announced on the ASX, GBST is teaming with specialist fund services provider MainstreamBPO. GBST ...

How a niche can add value

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... Brad Fox also highlighted the example of Brisbane financial planner Lea Schodel, who was featured prominently in the mainstream media for successfully managing to combine the seemingly unconnected worlds of financial advice with yoga to create a niche ...

Bank acquires WA Government loans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... of a state government initiative designed as a transitional product, with upwards of 80% of customers refinancing to mainstream lenders over time. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank managing director Mike Hirst said the acquisition demonstrates the bank's commitment ...

Super industry CEO joins IIRC board

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... investors, companies, NGOs and financial services professionals aiming to make integrated reporting and thinking within mainstream business practice the norm. Integrated reporting is concise communication about how an organisation's strategy, governance ...

A-REIT added to Asgard platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... said: "The addition reflects growing interest in, and support for, an A-REIT securities fund that looks outside the mainstream S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT Index for investment opportunities." Sammut said the index is highly concentrated with the top two A-REITs ...

Managed accounts market likely bigger than thought

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... probably never see any absolute industry-wide evidence, in regards to FUM, to suggest that managed accounts have become a mainstream investment option because the very nature of the investment vehicle presents a challenge to drawing any definitive conclusions. ...

MainstreamBPO makes hire for European expansion

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Fund administration provider MainstreamBPO has hired a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry to drive its expansion into Europe. To further establish its presence in Europe and the UK the group has opened serviced offices in London and ...