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Agile, flexible portfolios big winners for instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... outlook on the coming year. Portfolio flexibility and real-time governance models will be key to better results for institutional investors rather than buying and holding strategies, argues Nick White, director of consulting, Asia Pacific for Mercer's ...

BofA: Fund managers appetite for risk growing

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... 27% of respondents expected the global economy to worsen in 2012, this number has fallen significantly to 3%, with institutional investors now more open to risk than in previous years. "Investors are tip-toeing rather than hurtling toward higher risk ...

FINRA relaxes social media controls

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... retail investors within any 30 calendar-day period, FINRA was also adamant that the exemption would not apply for institutional investors who receive the communication. It should also be noted that the exemption would not apply to any filing requirement ...

Issues beyond the FOFA horizon

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
The Parliamentary Joint Committee submissions continue at a rapid pace with the Government receiving opinions both for and against the FOFA reforms package, yet a recent industry panel session looked at the issues facing the advice industry beyond FOFA ...

Global uncertainty creating employment anxiety

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... international experience." In 2011 the wealth management sector saw a number of businesses merge their heads of retail and institutional to form joint sales teams, reducing overall headcount and saving considerable expense on salaries. "On the retail ...

Ascalon forms second Asian partnership

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... we believe that the combination of our track record, experience, and Ascalon's broader operational expertise and institutional support provides a sound foundation for the future of our business."" Chief executive of Ascalon, Andrew Landman, said it had ...

FSU slams banking sector cost cutting plans

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... the name of maintaining profitability," said Carter. "We think that that voice only represents the very wealthy institutional shareholder community and not the banks, the community or its workforce, and we think it needs to be called out for what it ...

Retail and insto teams combine to drive strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... Australian fund managers to rethink traditional distribution models, with some key players opting to merge their institutional and retail distribution arms. Aberdeen Asset Management was one of the first firms locally to merge retail and institutional ...

Australian Ethical Investment appoints executive director

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... extend our relationships amongst both ethical and mainstream financial advisers...we feel we have plenty to offer the institutional and "Third Sector" investor markets. As such we will be looking to increase our client base in these areas in the medium ...

Instos set sights on Indonesian assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... manager AFM Investment Partners last September, said it was already being well received by its key market, Australian institutional investors, and has even piqued the interest of a major super fund. "We can offer [the super fund] investment in small ...