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Clime added to Macquarie Wrap platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... Abernethy. In the past, advisers who used Macquarie Wrap couldn't access the fund which has restricted Clime's retail unit trust growth. "The entry onto the platform was supported by some larger independent planners so we expect these advisers to allocate ...

J.P Morgan launches automated fund platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... investors, such as super funds, to deal with multiple counterparties via a single, automated online channel for all unlisted unit trust and hedge fund orders. The service is electronically enabled for both inbound and outbound movements, and can integrate ...

Industry questions RE concept after Trio collapse

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... preventative agent, in respect of the collapse of the unlisted property trust sector. At that time approximately 60% of unit trust investments held by mums and dads were unlisted property trusts - so there were significant political ramifications from ...

Plan For Life predicts retail managed fund growth

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Plan For Life's recent forecast of the Australian managed funds market sees retail funds growing $425.9bn by the end of 2021. Retail funds, which had $511.1bn in funds under management at 31 December 2011, are tipped to grow to $937bn by 2021, including ...

GMO shuts Aus equities

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Boston-based fund manager GMO has shut down its Australian equities strategy. Despite confirming the closure, the fund manager is giving no further comment at this stage on the rationale behind the decision. Rainmaker research puts funds under management ...

Franklin Templeton launches Australian equity fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... Australia. "This is the first time Australian investors will be able to access Balanced Equity Management's expertise via a unit trust. We will work with research houses and consultants to gain ratings and seek platform additions for the fund." Andrew ...

Aberdeen adds to Australian fixed income team

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
Aberdeen Asset Management has made two new senior appointments to its Australian fixed income team. John Manning joins as investment manager and senior credit analyst from Royal Bank of Scotland where he was director of credit strategy for Australia ...

New emerging markets fund earns super mandates

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... institutional investors and has secured cornerstone investments from Intrust Super and Energy Super. The Australian-domiciled unit trust opens with around $100 million in funds under management, including $35 million from Intrust Super. Intrust Super's ...

SMAs drive interest into concentrated Australian equity funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... SMAs as well-diversified portfolios are not as economically viable for smaller investors and are better suited to a unit trust product," he said. Two concentrated Australian equity funds made the top grade while three were downgraded in Lonsec's latest ...

SMA managers raise standards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... namely tracking error and relative performance risk between the SMA product on the platforms and the managers internal/unit trust equivalent has declined," said Rodney Lay, analyst, S&P. The SMA sector is centred around concentrated, low turnover portfolios ...