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Investment Trends names top SMAs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... (SMA) pack to be crowned the provider with best overall functionality, according to Investment Trends' latest SMA Benchmarking and Technology report. BlackRock, who was also named last year's number one provider along with its software partner Praemium ...

ITG focuses on after-tax benchmarks

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... analytics Tania Castro, who spoke at the CMSF conference on Monday, new research by the firm shows that after tax benchmarking has become increasingly important. "Growing demand for transparent systems and benchmarks has been accompanied by significant ...

2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards winners

... of their performance and innovative features introduced over the past twelve months. On the back of these rigorous benchmarking, AustralianSuper was named the winner of the Superannuation Fund of the Year, First State Super was named the Retirement Product ...

Quant experts enter new continuum

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... will be 100 per cent quantitative and rely on an after-tax benchmark. Continuum said in a release it saw after-tax benchmarking as "the future of the fund management industry." Co-founder Cappetta said, "We've all gained a lot of experience over the ...

Euro PE due for bull run: Adveq

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... Frankfurt and New York. "Since inception, Adveq has pursued an international investment philosophy based on global benchmarking of fund managers in a world without walls. The opening of the new China office is a natural consequence of the importance ...

Debenture devil in the detail

... enough to protect retail investors? Initial comments following the release of the consultation paper suggest that a benchmarking process and better disclosure are steps in the right direction but there should be more clarification on issues that were ...

Australia IT needs more R&D

... Economist Intelligence Unit. Sponsored by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the study called "The means to compete: Benchmarking IT industry competitiveness" has found that when compared to its Asia Pacific neighbours, Australia ranked third. The ...

Managed accounts move one step closer to benchmarking

... Institute of Managed Account Providers (iMAP) have formed a working group that will help develop the standards for benchmarking managed accounts (MAs), in a bid to help financial advisers compare MAs in a uniform format. Ratings agency Morningstar has ...

Advisers waiting for better SMAs: survey

... advisers), due for release next week. The 'supply' side SMA survey, titled the 2006 SMA Report: Technology Assessment and Benchmarking was conducted late last year where eight SMA products publicly available at the time where benchmarked to over 300 ...

Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... charges have caused Australians to pay double what they should for their homes. The Warburton Hendy international tax benchmarking report concluded that the nation's transaction taxes tallied to 1.6 per cent of Australia's GDP compared with an average ...