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Exec option hedging may remove incentive

... around listed infrastructure funds, with Capital Partners principal Peter Doherty urging caution based on the fact the asset class is only relatively new and was still developing. He noted, however, that since the promoters of such infrastructure vehicles ...

Investment banks and structured providers move into lending

What happens when you mix credit management, structured products and the flexibility of a boutique? You get what might be the next generation of margin lending products. Bassem Jammal, managing director of boutique margin lender LIFT Capital, explained ...

Thirty dealer groups up for $300m in Westpoint recovery

Of the 75 to 100 financial advisers implicated in the Westpoint saga, class actions to recover $300 million are likely to centre on as few as 30 adviser groups, according to class action firm Slater & Gordon. Slater & Gordon's commercial litigation ...

Perennial launches into local and global property

... real estate advisory firms. Hayes believes the alliance will be positive for the global property business. "DTZ is a first class firm with a truly global presence. Through direct contact with over 110 researchers, we will have access to real time transactional ...

Lower risks from hedge fund strategies causing a rethink

... behind global hedge funds that is emerging as the real driver behind the sector as it gains acceptance as a mainstream asset class by more traditional investors, particularly with alternative strategies tipped to reach 20 per cent over the next few years. ...

CBA's new chief information officer has big ambitions

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has hired a new chief information officer with a brief to integrate the bank's funds management jumble of legacy systems. CBA yesterday said it hired Michael Harte as its new chief information officer. Harte is currently CIO ...

TWUSUPER throws weight behind alternatives

... allocation to 'alternatives' from 3 per cent to more than 25 per cent, with plans to spend at least $500 million in the asset class. After a comprehensive investment review done with Mercer Investment Consulting, the fund has decided to dust the cobwebs ...

High yield mortgage funds score high ratings

While the Westpoint scandal has placed mortgage funds under the microscope, three high yield mortgage products have passed muster to get four-star ratings from S&P. Australian Unity High Yield Mortgage Trust, Australian Unity (Wholesale) High Yield ...

Agribusiness commissions "too high"

... to the managers of these investments and are essentially holding the industry back from maturing into a mainstream asset class," said the group's executive manager Tim Lee. He added that these could also have the potential to impact on the advice provided ...

Lonsec warns MTMs to seek new boutique managers

Lonsec has warned multi-managers (MTMs) to source new or additional boutique managers quickly if the capacity of their underlying managers continues to swell. The warning comes on the back of Lonsec's just released annual review of MTMs. "Multi-managers ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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