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Absolute returns no longer the domain of instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
A wider range of self-directed and self-managed superannuation fund investors are recognising the benefits and role of absolute return strategies in a balanced portfolio. This is the thought of Henderson Global Investors' head of alternative Australian ...

Evergreen appoints asset committee members

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Family office and advice-focused boutique investment consultancy Evergreen Consultants has finalised its asset allocation committee. The committee members are Evergreen co-founder Angela Ahston, former Fiji Provident Fund chief investment officer Tom ...

Family office patriarchs need to know when to let go

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... enterprise without undermining the autonomy of its new leaders?" He noted that taking on an "elder" role within the family office doesn't necessarily entail relinquishing autonomy or control entirely: "You will be fearful that... you will be shoved aside ...

Crowe Horwath acquires QLD firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... attracted to Findex because of their approach to holistic advisory, delivered by one trusted adviser through the Family Office model. "There has been a lot of change in the accounting profession and we believe Findex's focus on combining relationships ...

Family office administration wasted on inefficient reporting: FOX

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... Family offices are spending up to 75% of its time on reporting due to inefficiencies, according to research from the Family Office Exchange. The research showed that the average family office spends 32% of its time on collecting, verifying, analysing ...

Majority of family offices move to direct investing: FOX

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Over two thirds of US family offices (69%) are currently engaging in direct investing, according to the 2016 Family Office Exchange Global Investment Survey. The report also found that the tendency to invest directly was more common in family offices ...

Aussie agtech the focus for US fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
A California-based venture capital firm has announced it is fundraising in Australia as part of a final closing for its US$150 million fund investing in agriculture technology. The Finistere Ventures II fund is targeting Australian institutional investors ...

Crowe Horwath makes two senior appointments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... advisory services across the firm's national platform as part of the transition to offer all clients a comprehensive family office service. "In short, the family office model involves providing clients with the opportunity to access a wide range of financial-related ...

SMAs driving growth at fund manager Altair

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
Australian shares and income fund manager Altair Asset Management are seeing more demand for its managed accounts solutions, signing two major planning groups in recent months and close to wrapping up one other. Founder and chief investment officer ...

ASIC slams ex-Macquarie agri chief for fake family office

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
ASIC has banned the former head of Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management (MAFM) for creating a fake family office. Timothy Hornibrook, who has been banned from practicing financial services for six years, was accused by the regulator of creating (with ...