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Alternatives managers must be more transparent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... will need to step up on the reporting front. "To grow their share of institutional asset allocation, alternative asset managers must recognise the particular perspective of the asset owner in terms of their needs, and help them to meet their data and ...

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... is produced from the results of surveys of 704 pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, pension consultants, and asset managers from around the world as well as structured interviews with 110 organisations. The Report reveals that despite recent poor performance ...

CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... is at an all-time low. There is still a very real need to rebuild the trust of investors in financial advisers, asset managers and other product providers." This week, CFA Societies Australia is also focusing on raising awareness of effectively dealing ...

BNP Paribas appoints custody product head

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... billion, and provides local and global custody and fund administration solutions to many of the country's largest asset managers.

Australia signs FATCA agreement with US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... Australian investors' appetite for global assets, up 15% in March alone, is placing increased pressure on local asset managers and owners to meet regulations in other regions. This development helps ease some of that pressure," head of BNP Paribas Securities ...

Bloomberg takes over UBS commodities indices

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... Dan Doctoroff said. "By providing true independence to a leading index family used by institutional investors and asset managers around the world, Bloomberg continues to support the needs of our clients and the overall marketplace." Since launching in ...

Bloomberg acquires well-known UBS indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... "This acquisition provides true independence to an index family used extensively by institutional investors and asset managers. We are committed to a seamless transition in Australia and will continue to leverage Bloomberg's heritage in bond markets ...

Blue Sky hires ex-Certitude exec to run new office

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... multi-managers and family offices. He also has experience in capital raising on behalf of domestic and international asset managers spread across all asset classes with a key focus on alternative investments. Blue Sky national relationship manager Vaughan ...

S&P DJI eyes aligned advice groups with new role

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... bank managers to get the lay of the land in this as yet uncharted territory. "Historically we've worked with the asset managers, with the investment banks, with the ETF providers," he said. "Now we're looking to work more directly with the advisers and ...

SunGard launches a faster STP processor

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... that provides the transparency and standardization that industry networks and participants require and alternative asset managers and their administrators can now deliver," he added.