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Managed accounts get FOFA boost

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... Integrated Financial Solutions, Value Investment Partners and iFinancial with new services for brokers and boutique asset managers. David Heather, head of distribution at IAS, said that while FOFA is a driving force behind the uptake in managed accounts ...

Congressmen agitate for US transaction tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... said the presence of the Bill amidst debate around the similar transaction tax in Europe will keep pressure on asset managers and the financial services sector, reported Barron's financial news. "It's also likely to keep price-earnings multiples low ...

US unlikely to follow EU short selling ban

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Asset managers in Europe have reacted against an EU limited ban on short-selling of sovereign bonds but in the US the Securities Exchange Commission said it is unlikely to follow suit. Last week the European Union announced a ban on naked short selling ...

Towers Watson acquires NY investment adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... acquisition, WellsCanning clients will gain access to Towers Watson's consulting, analytical and research capabilities for asset managers, asset classes and regulations. WellsCanning offers investment consulting services for US-domiciled, offshore and ...

Brand reputation key to mandate wins

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... activity among those with more than $1 billion under management significantly higher. But only 10 out of the top 38 US asset managers have achieved both high levels of awareness and favorability among institutional investors, Cogent found. While underperformance ...

Perpetual outsources central data hub

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... streamlining our business processes and information flows." Other Cadis client platforms users include banks, regulators, asset managers, hedge funds, insurance companies and pension funds. This comes just four weeks after Perpetual closed its in-house ...

JP Morgan appoints head of transition management

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) is a securities servicing provider that helps institutional investors, alternative asset managers, broker dealers and equity issuers optimise efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue. A division of JPMorgan Chase ...

Mandiri open for Australian insto business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... ventures. Abiprayadi Riyanto, president director of Mandiri Investasi, said they are one of the nation's leading asset managers with $2.2 billion in FUM, 60% of which is sourced from overseas institutions. Riyanto, who has lead Mandiri Investasi since ...

Vanguard tops US social media rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
The US branch of Vanguard has topped a survey of asset managers who were ranked for their prowess in social media, with debate about the medium's impact in Australia's wealth management raging on. Kasina, a specialist research group, rated asset managers ...

Mercer awards three new mandates worth nearly $1 billion

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... Portfolio now has five managers including Intrinsic, Perennial, Tyndall, Alleron and Ausbil Dexia. Quantitative asset managers Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership won the right to rule a $150 million mandate within the Overseas Shares Small Companies ...