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In-housing creating consultant uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... insights is the pace of consolidation in the asset consultancy space. According to Rainmaker, the market share held by JANA, Frontier and Towers Watson has skyrocketed from 53% to 89% since 2008. CIOs like Sicilia may want more than a choice of three ...

SelectingSuper fund award finalists announced

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... HESTA Super Fund, HOSTPLUS, Intrust Super,IOOF, legalsuper, LG Super (QLD), MultiPort, netwealth, NGS Super, OneAnswer Frontier, Perpetual Wealth Focus, Retirement Benefits Fund (Tas), REST, Russell SuperSolutions, Sunsuper, Super IQ, Super SA - Triple ...

Ties between product and advice "archaic": FPA

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... to offer investors than the distribution of financial products, and the separation of product and advice is the next frontier for the financial planning profession after the reform of conflicted remuneration," the submission said. "This continued connection ...

Frontier makes three key appointments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Industry fund-owned asset consultant Frontier Advisors has made three appointments despite what it calls a 'tight' market for asset consultants. Current Frontier consultant Justine O'Connell has been promoted to the role of senior consultant. She has ...

Super fund trustees say manager fees too high

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... remain competitive. A However, just 6% of managers agree. The figures came from two corresponding surveys conducted by Frontier Advisors. The consultant asked 150 fund managers to fill out the survey and then asked the same questions to 60 delegates ...

Frontier chair resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
Frontier Advisors chairman Geoff Ashton has announced he will step down from his position both as chair and independent director in October. Current board member Gabriel Szondy will take over the role of chairman following Ashton's departure. The industry ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's S&P 500 bolted to a new record following the Federal Reserve's decision to keep its interest rates ultra low. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following gains on Wall Street where investors weighed continued violence in Iraq and mixed US economic data ahead of the Federal Reserve policy statement. At 0810 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price ...

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The opportunity for outstanding returns from the world's developing economies may have shifted to frontier markets, according to the latest annual CREATE-Research report. Commissioned by Principal Global Investors, the report is produced from the results ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... also got specific: it looked at BHP Billiton and climate change and one analysed selling activities by directors. With Frontier and Mercer Investment Consulting among the asset consultants that are backing ESG RA (alongside 15 superannuation funds) ...