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ANZ sets up $30m compensation program for advice clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and set up a remediation program with PwC and law firm Clayton Utz as external consultants. The bank is working with the regulator to "finalise the refund methodology and payments will commence as soon as ...

FEATURE: How boutiques got their groove back

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... the structure continues to endure is all about control. "Super funds, retail investors and gatekeepers like asset consultants have become convinced over the years that the boutique model aligns the interests of clients and investment teams very well," ...

Asian institutions not using asset consultants

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
Asian institutional investors aren't making as much use of asset consultants as their US and European peers, according to research by Cerulli Associates. Cerulli's Asian Business Strategies: Making the Breakthrough report explains that where asset consultants ...

NGS Super appoints Frontier after tender process

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... advisor. The $6.7 billion fund undertook an extensive market review in late 2014 after inviting a number of asset consultants to tender for the role. Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants assisted NGS Super in the research and evaluation process. "NGS Super ...

PIMCO exec joins Western Asset Management

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... business development efforts to counter increased interest in our range of solutions to institutional investors and their consultants," Kirkham said. The appointment expands Western Asset's Melbourne office to 17 staff members.

Managed accounts work for insto investors too

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... investment mandates much more closely than they did when such tasks were the responsibility of their external asset consultants. Another driver is that non-correlated returns from alternative investments becoming harder to achieve means institutional ...

Challenger retail annuity sales up 8%, profit down

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... guaranteed 'income layering' has also become more evident among retirement-focused advisers, wealth managers, asset consultants, research houses and super funds." Normalised net profit after tax was reduced by 5.3% to $155 million. Challenger explained ...

MSCI makes key hire to lead local ETF charge

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... very broad number of client segments, including asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, superannuation funds, pension consultants, broker dealers and now retail channels. Theodore Niggli, the company's head of MSCI indexes in Asia Pacific commented ...

DeVere expands Australian operations

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... November 2014, deVere has now opened a Sydney office with Richard Johnsson and Stuart Holmes joining as senior wealth consultants. Prior to this, Johnsson and Holmes worked in deVere offices in Bangkok and Zurich respectively. "We're thrilled to now ...

Atchison Consultants appoints senior consultant

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
Anton Lawrence has joined Atchison Consultants as a senior consultant, with responsibility across portfolio development, product development and market research and analysis. He has over 25 years' experience as a property analyst, fund adviser and fund ...