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Go-it-alone investment culture taking hold in Europe

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... propositions are flourishing, and layers of distribution are being removed, Cerulli said. More than 82% of international asset managers surveyed by the company said the market share of direct-to-consumer D2C platform distribution in the United Kingdom ...

Legg Mason appoints custodian

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... operating in Australia, which were important factors in our selection." Legg Mason is one of the world's largest asset managers with more than $970 billion under management across brands including Brandywine Global, ClearBridge Investments, Martin Currie ...

APAC asset managers to invest heavily in data

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
State Street research suggests that asset managers in the Asia-Pacific region will significantly increase their investment in data management and analytics over the next three years. Based on a survey conducted by Longitude Research, which polled 400 ...

AXA Investment Managers partners SimCorp

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... management. With a,-607 billion in assets under management, AXA Investment Managers is one of the largest European-based asset managers with multiple asset classes of high volume.

MSCI makes key hire to lead local ETF charge

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... commitment to service client investment process needs across a very broad number of client segments, including asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, superannuation funds, pension consultants, broker dealers and now retail channels. Theodore Niggli ...

Former UBS chief executive launches asset management firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... Pan-Tribal founders' own capital - Woods and his colleagues intend to do the same for each subsequent product. "Too few asset managers put their money where their mouth is. We would expect that any manager we partner with would demonstrate commitment ...

AMP Capital joins retirement education portal

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... retirement. Advisers can use it to access three advice modules - research, solutions and the industry panel of asset managers. The six members of the panel provide views on issues related to retirement planning. "While much of the industry focus to date ...

401(k) plans to reach $6trn by 2018

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... private sector, 401(k) accounts will likely be the primary savings vehicles for a large portion of US workers. Asset managers are sharpening their focus on defined contribution investment-only (DCIO) opportunities, refining their strategy and products ...

Asset owners throwing money away in hidden fees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... identified where an asset owner can shave costs it then acts to reduce them. "We are trained negotiators, much like the asset managers. Asset owners, however, are not," said Staub. "We are able to negotiate with existing suppliers on a transparent and ...

Big changes on way for pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... globe are going to ramp up their risk appetite, take big bets on alternatives, switch from being asset owners to asset managers and transform how they deal with external investment managers, reveals a major survey released by State Street. The survey ...