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ASFA: Focus on the positives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... also spoke of the need for the industry to address groups it isn't currently engaging with, such as indigenous people, passive investors and divorcees. Vamos also highlighted the messages ASFA is receiving from industry chiefs as to what they want to ...

Aust investment managers climb global ranks

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... the 500 managers was around US$64.7 trillion at the end of 2010, up 4.4% from the end of 2009. Assets managed by major passive managers have also grown consistently during the past ten years, increasing by 9% in 2010. For the first time since the GFC ...

S&P/ASX create fixed income indices suite

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... fixed interest investments in Australia which they expect will complement their equities offer as the markets turn towards passive investing. S&P Indices and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) have developed the suite for over two years after noting ...

Omega wins Ibbotson bonds mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... government bond-only vehicle. George Vassos, managing director, Omega, told Financial Standard that Omega will use an enhanced passive composite strategy investing in both Australian government debt and high-quality Australian corporate debt. "It is ...

ISN submission targets advice requirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... Campo, ISN's manager of strategy. ISN also raised concerns that advisers may avoid providing advice to their existing passive client base if legislation does not stipulate that the best interests obligations apply to existing clients who are paying ongoing ...

Instos urged to grab sovereign debt chance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... I'd certainly be as happy to lend to Korea as I would France or Italy. "Then if you want to invest in that in a pretty passive way or you think you want to hire a very skilled manager to invest around that then both of those are great choices but at ...

Inactive clients trouble planning industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... stop the flow of trail commissions and trigger the start of the opt-in rule." "With grandfathering still allowing for the passive trail commission to continue, there's little incentive to contact them." Radar noted that theTreasury has tried to address ...

JP Morgan appoints new head, casts eyes to Japan

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... securities and derivatives collateral management, she said. He will also cover transition management, foreign exchange and passive currency overlay. The firm has also appointed Michael Wynn to the Australian transition management sales desk as the company ...

Advisers to decide opt in: AusFIN

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... the advisers' hands if they are willing to drop their on-going and asset based fees. "Opt in is essential to prevent the passive income problem but if the industry wants to get rid of all on-going and asset based fees and charge upfront hourly rates ...

Macquarie top mandate catchers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... record of delivering a strategy that closely tracks the index," he said. Portfolio mplementation is most important for passive managers to get trading costs down, he said. "Passive managers are typically better at implementation than active managers," ...