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Praemium picks up new SMA partners

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... decided to partner with the firm. "Our SMA provides one of the largest lists of investment options from quality investment managers and a substantial international model offering, all of which is underpinned by our market-leading managed accounts technology," ...

Boutique grows to meet managed accounts demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... managed by managers like Morningstar, Lonsec or Quilla," Alcock said. "They're well regarded, top quality investment managers, managing a range of diversified portfolios so advisers can choose the right solution for their clients based on their needs ...

Blue Sky offloads six funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... Sky, adding it is considering other "proposals from a strategic platform investment from significant global investment managers" to strength its business model. Separately, former managing director Robert Shand resigned shortly after US hedge fund Glaucus ...

Macquarie Wrap adds Vanguard SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... accounts." The deal now brings the total number of SMAs available on Macquarie Wrap to 119, offered by 33 different investment managers. Its funds under administration now exceed $1.5 billion. "We're pleased to build on our long standing relationship ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... to use machines to read and understand vast amounts of data to forecast market moves accurately for active investment managers has spawned innovation in active quantitative investment approaches. In light of this, Aberdeen's quantitative investment strategies ...

Natixis appoints insto sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Natixis Investment Managers appointed a new head of institutional sales for Australia and New Zealand. Louise Watson will join the Sydney team of the $1.4 trillion multi-affiliate manager, having most recently served as CQS' head of distribution for ...

CFA adds AI and fintech to curriculum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... nearly 9000-page curriculum up to date, and we take that task very seriously to prepare the next generation of investment managers for the demands of the global capital markets," Horan said. As at FY18, more than 10,000 Australian candidates signed up ...

IOOF executives dismiss conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... Commission found IOOF continued to charge shelf space fees calculated based on volume or funds under management to investment managers such as Aberdeen and AllianceBernstein, when it should not have. The fund managers paid fees to IFH based on a percentage ...

MLC MySuper investment budget was tight-fisted: Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... have lower allocation to illiquids than peers and there was nothing that JCIS [NAB committee that chooses investment managers] could have done to change this outcome," it said. JANA was wholly-owned by NAB Group until a management buyout about two years ...

Are SMSF investors too conservative?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... over three and five years," the report said. The research house goes on to say that market commentators and investment managers assessing SMSF performance should recognise that SMSFs between $200,000 and $500,000 are akin to capital stable investors. ...