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Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... level of power they wield as gatekeepers to super fund wealth. There is little doubt that asset consultants will need to evolve their businesses in face of challenges from super fund boards bringing investment teams in-house. But in the meantime, the ...

Strong growth in securities lending: J.P. Morgan

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
A new surge of pension funds and institutional investors are showing interest in securities lending, said Paul Wilson, global head of client management & sales for trading services J.P. Morgan. Today's macro economic climate has left investors looking ...

Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... SMSFs set up every month. He says that innovation coupled with a take-up by large organisations should see the industry evolve to comfortably deal with the demand without impacting the quality of service for the consumer. "Some organisations like ANZ ...

New emerging market dividend fund

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... emerging market strategies that closely reflect the main indices. In an effort to diversify away from the commodity cycle and evolve portfolios, many are looking for different strategies for their emerging markets allocations, said Mothoneos. Some are ...

ASIC consults on code approval under FOFA

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Code of Professional Practice was also announced yesterday. FPA said it intends to evolve the professional standards of members in line with the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms and the ASIC's RG183 - Consultation ...

Asset consultants still in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Consolidation within the superannuation industry hasn't diminished the demand for asset consultancy services, according to Mercer. Evolutions in the superannuation sector have meant that Mercer has diversified, and improved its capabilities, but it ...

Tax-efficient giving advice missing: Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Advisers who don't evolve their businesses to cater for growing client interest in philanthropy risk being left behind. That's the conclusion of Queensland University of Technology research which reveals a growing demand among high net-worth clients ...

TAL Direct appoints marketing head

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... operating officer role to give greater focus and accountability to servicing customer needs. "Customer behaviour continues to evolve in this digital age and our direct business has continued to realign around our customer base." Hunt holds a first class ...

Goldman and JBWere extend partnership

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
JBWere is set to renew a three year agreement with Goldman Sachs this week, continuing the two firm's successful relationship. Following the merger of Goldman Sachs and JBWere in 2003, Goldman Sachs agreed to sell 80.1% of the JBWere business to National ...

Investment management hit by downturn

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... management sector. As a case in point, boutique firm Constellation Capital Management advised the market last month of plans to evolve under a new business model. It's understood that Constellation's decision to remove core bottom-up stock-picking portfolio ...