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Towers Watson shakes up manager research teams

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... ready to take on this important global role. "While this is excellent for continuity, it is also an opportunity to further evolve our research structure so that we continue to provide a sustainable competitive advantage for our clients. "We have long ...

Licensees must be more open to social media: AFA

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... licensee." Speaking on the same panel netwealth Advice Group head of advice Simon Micallef said that the company was ready to "evolve" and had planned to have an adviser committee on social media. "We want advisers to lead the way, but when there are ...

More data leads to more bad decisions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
The human brain is biologically incapable of processing the reams of data it receives, and the more data we try to process without help, the more bad decision we will make. That was the message of evolutionary biologist Rebecca Costa's speech that closed ...

Fortnum completes ANZ buy-out

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
Fortnum has become of Australia's largest independently-owned Australian Financial Services Licensees after completing a multi-million dollar deal to buy-out ANZ's 20% stake in the company. Fortnum's management, staff and financial advisers raised the ...

Most super boards have no independent trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... in the representative director model is another challenge, but not an insurmountable one, as Trustee Boards continue to evolve in their role as stewards of the nation's retirement savings." John Pearce, chief investment officer of UniSuper (a fund which ...

Praemium reports strong rise in SMA funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
Record inflows of $320 million to Praemium's separately managed account platforms in the June quarter has seen the company post new highs for funds on platform. The group's Australian SMA platform grew $200 million in the three months to end of June ...

FEATURE: The metamorphosis of custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Spurred on by intense competition and increasingly exacting clients, custodians are transforming themselves into much more than just custodians. James Fernyhough takes a look at some of the new services they are offering. On the surface, custody looks ...

OC Funds Management rebrands under Copia umbrella

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
Equity boutique and managed account provider OC Funds Management has formalised its relationship with a number of off-shore boutiques by rebranding as Copia Investment Partners. The Melbourne-based asset manager has teamed up with London-based Odey ...

Superpartners suspends platform development

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
Superpartners has suspended development of a major IT project four years after it was due to be completed. The Australian Financial Review today reported that the aborted project exceeded its budget by $180 million. Superpartners did not respond to ...

Netwealth unveils key changes to advice business

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Netwealth Advice Group is making key changes to its leadership after Pathaway Licensee Services general manager left to pursue another opportunity. Kate Humphries has been the general manager of netwealth-owned Pathway Licensee Services for two and ...