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Managed accounts continue rapid surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The managed accounts sector now equates to about 7% of the $600 billion in funds under administration across platforms and wraps in Australia. That is the key finding of the Institute of Managed Account Professionals' (IMAP) latest Managed Accounts ...

Implemented Portfolios launches bespoke IMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... "We can use Implemented Portfolios as a model portfolio MDA with different value and price points, or as a true customisable IMA where required whilst maintaining flexibility and leveraging the mutual benefit for both the client and our business." Implemented ...

IMAP ensuring greater representation for MDAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
Ahead of new regulatory requirements the Institute of Managed Account Professionals will establish a sub-committee to represent the interests of managed discretionary account providers. Commencing in March, the MDA Providers Forum will be an invitation-only ...

Fund manager launches new IMA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... available to clients of the boutique fund manager. The investment philosophy behind the TAMIM Australian Equity All Cap Value IMA is focused on buying quality companies for less than their intrinsic value, with the underlying portfolio having achieved ...

Bond funds complete circle for Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
Legg Mason Australia managing director Andy Sowerby says launching two bond funds in the second half of 2016 completed any previous gaps in fixed income offerings. Sowerby told a media briefing in Sydney that the investment market may not have entirely ...

Clydesdale director departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
CYBG, the ASX-listed holding company formed following the NAB demerger, will lose a longstanding non-executive director on January 10. Richard Gregory joined Clydesdale in 2000 having been managing director at Yorkshire Television. He was also chair ...

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Out with defensives, in with risks and cyclicals. The year 2017 started where 2016 left off - good tidings and cheers on the global economy and risk appetites. If there are lessons that you, I and Irene should learn over the year just passed, it is ...

IMAP expands advisory board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  SUNDAY, 11 DEC 2016
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) has made a series of appointments to its advisory board. The appointments come as part of the association's growth strategy, leading on from IMAP chair Toby Potter's decision to take on a more full-time ...

Hedge funds lack confidence in data security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
The latest report from KPMG and the Alternative Investment Management Association shows 60% of hedge fund managers lack confidence in the ability of government bodies to safeguard fund data and information once it leaves their firm. The report - compiling ...

Vale George Vassos: Omega Global Investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Omega Global Investors co-founder and managing director George Vassos has died following unforeseen medical complications. Vassos, aged 47, passed away last week and is survived by his wife Shannon and three young daughters. The directors and co-workers ...