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J.P. Morgan wins custodial services mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... additional MPA funds. J.P. Morgan won the tender based on its ability to quickly accommodate the 10 additional funds, said David Brown, head of relationship management, investment managers, WSS. "Like many clients, SFG is seeking to consolidate services ...

Fear for financial future reigns

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... manageable, nearly a quarter (23%) indicated stress is a major factor which could result in them leaving their job. Lesley Brown, Regional Practice Leader - Employee Surveys and Insights, for Towers Watson in Australia said: "On reflection, it's not ...

'Brownfield' infra better suited to pension funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
Governments hoping to secure pension fund investments into infrastructure projects should focus on 'brownfield' assets rather than expecting them to take on 'greenfield' risks, said European investor Antin Infrastructure Partners. Referring to British ...

CommInsure adds to restructured advice team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
CommInsure has added to its newly restructured retail advice distribution team with the appointment of Ben Bancroft as national accounts manager. Tony Smith, former head of national accounts departed CommInsure for ClearView Wealth in February, prompting ...

Bennelong names new CFO

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... officer and chief financial officer, Asia Pacific. "We were inundated by interested candidates for this role," said Jarrod Brown, chief executive officer at Bennelong Funds Management. "We received over 80 quality applications, leaving us spoilt for ...

MLC expands Horizon portfolios

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
MLC will expand its MLC Horizon Series of portfolios with the introduction of a defensive global shares strategy to be run by a new manager, New York-based International Value Advisers LLC. The changes affect six of the seven MLC Horizon Series of portfolios ...

NAB AS wins Maple-Brown Abbott mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... National Australia Bank's Asset Servicing division has been appointed to provide custodial and administration services to Maple-Brown Abbott's retail funds, one of nine new clients the business has won in the past nine months. With approximately $10 ...

Axioma reveals downward risk trends

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... industries experienced a decline in risk, with short-horizon forecasts falling more than medium-horizon," he said. Melissa Brown, Axioma senior director, applied research said compared with the end of the fourth quarter, risk fell substantially for most ...

Clarity needed for FOFA opt-in exemption

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... advisers from the renewal requirement where an approved code of conduct 'obviates the need for opt-in'," said Christopher Brown, Minter Ellison partner and specialist in financial services M&A. "Any approved code must be binding and satisfy a number ...

FOFA will not be delayed: Minter Ellison

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... you've asked all those questions it's very difficult to package down," said Mark Standen, partner, Minter Ellison Chris Brown, Partner, Minter Ellison, said that one of the major aims of the policy changes was to improve access, but said "the beneficiaries ...