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Retail trumps wholesale in managed funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
Unitised wholesale funds have dropped 9.3% over the year against a 5.1% decline in retail funds under management, on the back of nervous investors and volatile markets. The latest analysis on the managed funds market from Plan for Life Actuaries identifies ...

Schroders board shake-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
Global asset manager Schroders has made a number of board changes and announced that its chief investment officer will stand down after seven years. Chair Michael Miles will leave after the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in May to be replaced ...

CIOs see no let up in European debt crisis

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Europe's debt crisis remains a cause for concern for Australian institutional investors, with the ongoing saga cited as the biggest risk to returns over the next 12 months. The survey of chief investment officers represented by the Financial Services ...

Fixed asset allocation outdated: Schroders

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
An unconstrained asset portfolio where allocations are free to move is the best model for the current environment, according to Schroders. Simon Doyle, head of fixed income and multi-asset said that while most of the industry is still operating on fixed ...

Fund managers rate Aust equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
While lack of investor confidence and a preference for risk aversion is an obvious impact of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, the Australian share market is also vulnerable to capital flows are having a distortionary impact, according to fund manager ...

Electronic trading reduces risk for fund managers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
Australia is now successfully processing electronically traded managed funds. Independent network provider Calastone made the announcement this morning following a local pilot program involving platforms, custodians and asset managers including Aberdeen ...

Retail and insto teams combine to drive strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... structure will increase efficiency and reduce duplication internally, enhancing service to clients and customers," he said. Schroder Investment Management, Fidelity Australia and Threadneedle Investments all operate with combined distribution models. ...

Exec pay in Australia too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
Executive compensation in Australian listed companies is out of step and needs to be brought back into alignment with investor interests, said Schroders deputy head of Australian equities in a briefing note. Andrew Fleming, said "Executive compensation ...

State Super appoints AMIST CEO Livanas

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... executive role at State Super had been available since Chris Durack announced in July that he would be leaving to join Schroder Investment Management as a director in the senior management team. AMIST Super, which has close to $1 billion in funds under ...

AustralianSuper awards fresh mandates as FUM soars

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
AustralianSuper has already handed out a series of large mandates this year and reached June 30 2011 with over $43 billion in assets under management up from $32.6 billion a year earlier. Fidelity won a $525 million Australian equities mandate in the ...