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ANZ senior manager leaves to set up consultancy

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... look to coach fund managers with regard to investment capability, as well as assessing and managing relations with rating houses and asset consultants. The consultancy will be fully independent: "There is a need for independent advice and I think there ...

PROFILE: Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... pen to them - it doesn't get disintermediated or polished up somewhere else. Frankly I think with a lot of institutional houses, their communications aren't genuine and the advisers know it; they're smart." With its recently launched and highly innovative ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... remains the same," he says. "We research funds and managers, but we don't have 14 analysts like some of the stockbroking houses determining whether you buy BHP or sell NAB. We are not stock-pickers in any asset class. "Every client who has a managed ...

Perpetual's acquisition of The Trust Company pays off

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... consultants JANA, Frontier, Towers Watson, Cambridge, Russell and Mercer. The fund has received ratings from the major research houses and managers are working on including it in the major dealer group platforms, approved product platforms and model ...

Investors flee Aussie equities, turn to international

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... there is "strong growth towards model portfolio ETFs. "Investors are using models from renowned fund managers or research houses to build their own diversified portfolios," he said. "Most of the times, they don't take it to the letter; they take the ...

Super funds advised to be smart with technology

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... the way they actually want it. He said it was a big shift whereby consumers, if they choose, don't have to leave their houses and can customise everything down to breakfast cereal.

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... units approved" rose by 2.8% in March to stand 23.6% higher over its level in the same month last year. "Private sector houses" increased by 1.1% over the month and 1.6% for the year. "Private sector dwellings excluding houses" surged by 5.3% on the ...

FEATURE: How boutiques got their groove back

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... interests of clients and investment teams very well," he explains. "Investment professionals in these smaller, more nimble houses have control over their processes and the autonomy to make good business decisions that offer long-term stability. It's ...

Legg Mason Brandywine fund awarded top rating

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... delighted that our flagship Brandywine offering has received the highest rating from one of Australia's leading research houses.A We believe Legg Mason has a compelling solution for advisers seeking to position their clients ahead of the curve in global ...

APRA deputy chair criticises life insurance sales culture

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... "The advent of questionable practices often has been driven by the desire to score well in product ratings by 'ratings houses' in a bid to attract business from advisers," Laughlin said. "Not only can this undermine sound insurance management, but it ...