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Custody: Revolution or evolution?

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
Regulatory change, technological advances and the evolving needs of customers have led some to believe custodial services are under-going a drastic revolution. Or is that all part of what being a custodian is all about? That was the question representatives ...

Adapt or die, asset managers warned

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
Asset managers all over the world are recognising they need to adapt their business models if they are to remain relevant to ever-more powerful asset owners. State Street surveyed 400 senior executives from investment management firms from Europe, the ...

Older workers are the future

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
There is a huge opportunity for the financial services sector to seize on the opportunity posed by the country's ageing demographics story, according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll. The Member for Oxley highlighted ...

Investors to get less in coming years

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
Investors will "get less and enjoy it worse" in the years ahead as a result of poor earnings growth, low activity levels and little economic progress, fund managers have warned. At an Australian Unity Investments outlook briefing in Sydney, senior fund ...

Equip appoints digital specialist to board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
Equip has appointed an executive with experience leading digital media and marketing ventures as its new member director. Pippa Leary started in the role on 17 July 2015. She is also chief executive officer of digital advertising company Apex Premium ...

Pay rises better at non-aligned firms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Advisers at independent firms received better pay rises in the last financial year than those at institutionally aligned groups, according to the latest remuneration survey from industry consultancy The Dawson Partnership. While salaried financial planners ...

Zurich identifies investment megatrends

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Zurich Financial Services has identified five megatrends which it believes will determine the most plausible investment opportunities for the medium to long-term. In a new whitepaper, titled "Investable Megatrends", the company identifies factors - ...

Former Challenger CEO joins Atrium

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Industry veteran Chris Cuffe has taken up a new position as chair of Sydney-based asset manager Atrium Investment Management. The appointment formalises a relationship with the firm Cuffe has had since 2012. He has more than 25 years' industry experience ...

Capital Group elects new chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Capital Group has elected its new chair following the passing of Jim Rothenberg. Current chair of the company's management committee, Tim Armour, was selected by the investment manager's board of directors. Armour, who is also chair of the group's capital ...

SIV opens door to China for fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
The revised Significant Investor Visa (SIV) will undoubtedly bring benefits to parts of the economy in need of investment but also knock-on opportunities for fund managers specialising in the scheme to get access to investments in China. The new rules ...