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Boutiques actively proving value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
Boutique Australian equity managers have demonstrated the value of active management, outperforming benchmarks and non-boutique managers over three, five, seven and 10 years. According to the latest insight from Fidante Partners, boutique Australian ...

Centrepoint forms fintech alliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
A newly-formed fintech partnership will enable Centrepoint Alliance financial advisers to develop stronger client relationships as well as provide tools to promote shared responsibility for the client's financial situation. A full-service money management ...

Millennial SMSFs making impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... advisers. The latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report shows millennials now represent the fastest growing segment within all active investors, with 50% of all new investors in the last 12 months being under 35 years of age. As a result, millennials ...

Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... Australia's blue-chip stocks, with Telstra, BHP and the big four banks accounting for almost 70% of the total value traded by active SMSF investors in the first half of the year. However, SMSFs also showed an increased propensity for the cost-effective ...

Wealth arm projects Perpetual profit

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... Sydney, and boasts four years of continuous growth in client numbers. Described by the group as a "challenging 12 months" for active value investors, profits from Perpetual Investments were reduced, driven by lower performance fees and partially offset ...

Platinum covers cost for new listed funds

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
At the same time as reporting $3.6 billion in net outflows over the 2017 financial year, Platinum Asset Management said it would cover establishment and operating costs for the launch of two new exchange-traded managed funds. The two new funds, which ...

Vanguard appoints Australian active team head

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... said: "Building out our team in Melbourne highlights the critical role that people play in the success of our quantitative active strategies." "Our global quant team includes highly talented researchers and analysts who build the sophisticated models ...

Fixed income manager opens Australian office

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
A European fixed income and active management specialist has opened an Australian office. BlueBay Asset Management appointed Ciaran McAssey to head its new Melbourne office. He has worked at the firm for more than five years and is currently head of ...

Liquidnet promotes Australian leader, names successor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... J.P. Morgan, UBS, Nomura and HVB-Unicredit in both New York and London. Throughout his career O'Brien has also played an active role in market reform in Australia, working closely with the buy-side, sell-side, local exchanges and regulators. Head of ...

Westpac halts $14bn asset manager sale

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
Westpac has ended discussions regarding the sale of a $14 billion asset management subsidiary after the prospective bidder decided not to proceed. Charter Hall had originally entered talks with Westpac regarding the potential acquisition of Hastings ...