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BTIM attracts $1bn in net flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... equity markets. The inflows from institutional and wholesale clients offset the $800 million that flowed out from its retail legacy book. The firm's flagship funds continued to perform in the top two quartiles over three and five year periods. BTIM recorded ...

Thin line between values and money

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... not everyone dreams of the same lofty goals, Musgrave said it's easy for advisers to underestimate how much leaving a "legacy" is important for many people. "You have to ask the right questions. A lot of people here would want to leave maybe at most ...

AFS jumps on board Powerwarp

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... V-Wrap and SMA technologies, boasts investment administration and tax management functions not available from traditional legacy platform providers. In the current market, in view of legislative changes challenging the advice industry, advisers will ...

More reform through reviews: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... stating that he would be releasing an options paper dealing with product rationalisation in the coming weeks. Dealing with legacy products will also be top of the agenda, he said. "This issue needs to be resolved," he said. "The options paper will form ...

Amnesty highlights Shell governance shortfall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... conflict and fundamentally undermines human rights," the letter said. "As the new chief executive of Shell you inherit the legacy of Shell's failures and poor practices in the Niger Delta. This legacy is - in part - the result of Shell's failure to effectively ...

The quest for independent advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... an outright ban on commissions), it would drive further industry consolidation. "One of the challenges is that we've got legacy systems and products and you're given a two to three year window to fix that. The cost to upgrade those legacy systems would ...

Singapore pushes for online economy

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... the bank's problems with its payment processor. In Australia, banks have largely focused on upgrading and consolidating legacy systems. In April last year, Commonwealth Bank flagged a $580 million spend over the next four years to replace decades-old ...

Regulators call for better OTC derivatives processing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... communicating to the market for a while - lack of transparency is too risky," he said. "This lack of transparency comes from using legacy back office systems which so many in the marketplace still use." To the industry's credit, the survey found the ...

FPA recommends fee-for-service advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... transition away from the commission model. Bloch said they will be working out the details over that period on issues concerning legacy products, grandfathering provisions and taxation (certain advice fees are currently not tax deductible). But the key ...

More boutiques on BTIM's radar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... from institutional and wholesale clients, and an overall $200 million net position after further run off in the retail legacy book. Compared to many of its peers, BTIM has also performed relatively well in retaining its FUM. In the year to December 2008 ...