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Staff churn afflicts underperforming small cap sector

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
Staff churn affected one-quarter of Australian small cap managers. This at a time when the sector notably underperformed could help drive down the ratings of 25 per cent of all S&P rated managers. In its latest sector update released today S&P found ...

Cash becomes king with inflation on the up

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
Yesterday's higher than expected Producer Price Index (PPI) has the market and some economists apprehensive about what tomorrow's Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures will signal for inflation, but it drives up the value of cash for fund managers. The ...

Leyland opens Melb office to meet IMA demand

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
Stockbroking and equity manager group Leyland Private Asset Management (Leylands) is expanding into Melbourne with plans to grow its individually managed accounts (IMA) business. Leyland co-founder, Charles Leyland, will move to Melbourne along with ...

Rice Walker restructures

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
Actuary group Rice Walker Actuaries is splitting its business between its Melbourne and Sydney offices to allow staff and consultants to become shareholders of the business and has appointed a former politician to take on the role of independent chairman ...

CFS GAM in Chinese JV

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2006
Commonwealth Bank's funds management arm, Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM), has cast a significant vote of confidence in China, investing $7.7 million in a joint venture with a Chinese asset manager. The joint venture, with aims ...

Schroders announces new role and new product offering

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2006
Schroder Investment Management Australia (Schroders) has appointed a new head of product and marketing, ahead of plans to extend the group's current Aussie equity and income products. Stephen Kwa has filled the newly created position after previously ...

Committed to Asia: Fidelity

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2006
Fidelity kicked off its Asia focused roadshow yesterday, stressing it maintained its confidence in the Asian region in spite of recent geo-political tensions and global market corrections that have left some investors feeling gun shy. Fidelity global ...

Avant appoints director for S&S reporting system

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
Avant Solutions has appointed a former BT head of distribution to fill the role of director for the Brisbane based adviser solution group. Shane Hancock, formerly BT Financial Group's head of distribution superannuation solutions, will take on responsibility ...

UBS narrows the infrastructure horizon

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
UBS Australia is offering retail and institutional investors what it calls a "tightly defined" listed infrastructure fund, largely limiting stock selection to three major sectors. The UBS Global Infrastructure Securities Fund, launched in May this year ...

Financial Synergy to underpin max Super

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
New breed superannuation direct marketing fund max Super has signed a deal appointing Financial Synergy, provider of Acurity software, to provide software and administration services. Financial Synergy is an Australian owned software platform provider ...