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Asset consultants urged to get savvy on carbon risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... really done that is Mercer." Given the severity of the warnings from the scientific community, Jenkyn-Jones said asset managers should be addressing climate change, even if it is to demonstrate that it's not a risk. But he said, "Nobody has really tried ...

Bloomberg takes full control of UBS indices

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... and Omega Global Investors. "We have been extremely encouraged by the positive market feedback from Australian asset managers and institutional investors since acquiring the Ausbond Indexes, and look forward to serving the fixed income community, leveraging ...

In-housing creating consultant uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... investment capabilities. The asset consultant said that too much effort is spent trying to identify alpha-generating asset managers and not enough spent on extracting the best value from markets. "We're going to have to provide a better value proposition ...

Active management offers little value: Towers Watson

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... follow up. There needs to be a focus on really good investment ideas rather than products." He told the audience of asset managers and superannuation fund executives that the average cost of an institutional portfolio was currently around 1%, but questioned ...

BNP Paribas' Peter Baker moves to Mercer Sentinel

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... colleagues around the world to ensure our clients in the Pacific are able to conduct operational due diligence on asset managers and other service providers around the globe," he said.

Executives lose sleep over changing regulation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... However, 20% of respondents said they had never stress-tested. Baker said one of his business's priorities is helping asset managers and owners to solve these issues. "Client reporting, for example, is increasingly being entrusted to third party providers ...

Ascalon acquires stake in Morphic AM

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... also invest in Morphic's global equities strategy. Ascalon typically forms strategic partnerships with boutique asset managers throughout the Asia Pacific, providing services spanning senior management representation, sales and distribution, as well ...

AMP remains top dog on RI mandates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... only one asset manager was reported as managing over $1 billion in AUM, while this year's report identi? es seven asset managers with over $1 billion, and another two rapidly approaching that milestone." The amount of money in 'responsible investment' ...

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 ...