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State Street's PE business rises 60 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... struggling to attract specialised private equity staff and it's expensive to maintain a quality technology administration platform. "Even with the slowdown in the overall financial markets, private equity managers are still looking to third party administrators ...

Instinet granted clearing membership

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... listed securities to all the firm's clients. In February last year Instinet applied to launch its alternative trading platform, Chi-X to the Australian market. The technology firm said Chi-X could provide Australian users with low cost trading using ...

Solaris gets "highly recommended" rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
Lonsec awarded Solaris Investment Management's Core Australian Equity fund a 'highly recommended' rating. In its report, Lonsec said the 'long only' Australian equity fund's key strength is the experience of its ex-Suncorp investment team experience ...

Plum opens investment website

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... would spend close to $5 million in investment projects over the next quarter to enhance the firm's communications and platform.

Advisers happier with wrap service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... and 47 per cent said they were highly satisfied with the reporting service. More than 90 per cent of advisers said the platform's level of investment choice was "positive". Doug Chang, Macquarie Wrap head of product, said adviser demand is a key driver ...

AWM consolidates RSE licences

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... suite. "This is a significant trustee company change which results in a new board being placed in control of a number of platform products," he said. "While there would be no immediate impact for members, given that a large amount of superannuation assets ...

AMP forays into SMAs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
One of the country's largest financial planning groups, AMP, has launched its own separately managed accounts product following advisor feedback. Paul Sainsbury, AMP product manufacturing director, said the launch of the product, the AMP Personalised ...

Syncsoft expands team after Superpartners deal

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
Tech company Syncsoft is expanding its team with nine new staff following last year's major contract win with Superpartners. Syncsoft recently finalised an agreement with Superpartners to replace eight software systems with CapitalX. Riding on the back ...

Nicholas-Applegate's 130/30 gets nod

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... includes the US Systematic Small-Mid Cap 130/30 and a Market Neutral strategy. Both use the firm's proven quantitative platform and proprietary investment models. The strategy is managed by Pedro Marcal, who has been with Nicholas-Applegate for 14 years ...

Planners turn to cash and TD funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... suffered the highest level of redemptions over the same period. The data was collected from Aviva's investment and super platform, navigator, which administers around $19.6 billion of funds on behalf of financial planners. Aviva's research reinforces ...