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Computershare to challenge industry incumbents

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
Computershare is using its tried-and-tested template in providing top-line share registry services to shake up competition in the unit registry services market. Computershare has fully integrated its unit registry services for fund managers, friendly ...

Gulf wealth to engulf stockmarkets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
The Gulf region stands to destabilise global asset prices depending on how it redeploys its investment capital, after new data found the value of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) oil and gas reserves could be as much as $40 trillion - worth more than ...

ING outsources research to two firms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
ING Australia is outsourcing its financial product and fund research to two external providers in January as Financial Facts shuts its operations by the end of the year. According to a press statement from ING Australia, the firm recently conducted ...

Asian instos question external managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... Fast-forward 12 months and those plans have largely evaporated. In 2009, only 15 per cent of institutions say they plan to outsource additional offshore assets and 18 per cent say they expect to increase the amount of onshore assets managed externally. ...

Challenger selects Five Oceans for Asian equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... investment strategy. Challenger bought HSBC's asset management division in 2005, around the same time the firm decided to outsource the investment management of the Asian Share fund and China Share fund to one of HSBC's entities, Halbis Capital Management. ...

Advisers let down by MMs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... their fund research. Robert McGregor, asset consultant to Astarra Funds told the AFA annual conference that "you can outsource the product side of things but most multi-managers have been disappointing." He said they got it wrong because "[their asset ...

Count: 13 times lucky

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
Countplus has settled its thirteenth acquisition - purchasing a 25 per cent share in Canberra-based advice firm, Achieve Corporation. Achieve, founded by Simon Mitchell in 2003, is a specialist payroll and advice firm and employs 23 people. There are ...

Astarra reaches $1 billion milestone

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... managers, including Astarra. As a result, Astarra has now formed several partnerships with dealer groups wishing to outsource the investment management for their clients. The Astarra Group consists of Astarra Asset Management, Astarra Capital Limited ...

RetireInvest hires Strategy Steps

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
ING-backed RetireInvest has appointed financial planning strategy firm, Strategy Steps, as its outsourced technical experts. Strategy Steps will provide RetireInvest with technical updates, training and financial planning strategies. The firm is an ...

Mercer wins ANZ Staff Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
The $2 billion ANZ Australian Staff Superannuation Scheme has dropped Russell Employee Benefits for Mercer as its administration provider. In a press statement released today, the fund announced it had selected Mercer to provide administration and member ...