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Direct equities gain ground in platforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Fund managers can't afford to be complacent after leading platform groups noted a marked shift of fund flows to direct equities instead of managed funds. Anthony Waldron, superannuation and investment manager at MLC, said that while inflows into their ...

Vanguard upgrades with SimCorp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... opportunities in Australia and in the broader Asia-Pacific region, our imperative was to ensure our investment operations platform has the capacity and the flexibility to allow the organisation to achieve its business objectives," Jacqui Cincotta, principal ...

K2 to tread lightly in 2008

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Boutique fund manager K2 Asset Management's international absolute return funds have reported positive returns to date, but the first half of 2008 may soon prove to be the toughest challenge yet for its investors. K2's Select International Absolute ...

Macq wrap adds 12 more funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
Macquarie Wrap today announced that it has included 12 new investment funds across its various platforms during December, bringing the total number of funds to approximately 640. Of significant note is the addition of seven Russell Investment Group ...

AustralianSuper selects JPMorgan

... JPMorgan said AustralianSuper is the first fund in Australia to use the Private Equity Fund Services (JPMorgan PEFS) platform for private equity, property and infrastructure reporting analytics. Under the contract, JPMorgan PEFS will manage and support ...

CFS adds muscle to distribution team

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... Wales-based teams respectively. Rounding up the new appointments are Mim Psakis and Dino Cataldo who have been appointed new platform BDMs to the team. Despite these additions, Barett confirms that he has no immediate plans to revamp Colonial First State's ...

Avanteos starts year with rebate resolutions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... Perpetual, and individual investors are set to benefit from new rebate and reporting initiatives from Commonwealth Bank owned platform, Avanteos. According to Chris Stevens, chief executive at Avanteos Investments Limited, fund managers including Colonial ...

Skandia appoints retail head

... Andrew Black as its new general manager in retail. Black starts his new role next week and will be heading Skandia's platform business, which has $6 billion-plus in funds under management and was awarded the 2007 Rising Star in the John West Platform ...

RBC Dexia wins AXA North

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... extends its relationship with RBC Dexia Investor Services, selecting the company to provide custody for its superannuation platform, North. RBC Dexia Investor Services (RBC Dexia) already provides custody for AXA Australia's Summit and Generations platforms. ...

Liquidnet partners with Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
Liquidnet Asia has incorporated Charles River Investment Management System (IMS) onto its platform allowing clients from both companies to trade large blocks of Asian equities under one roof. According to Charles River, by adopting IMS, users can create ...