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MLC CIO steps down

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... Richards joined MLC in 2010 with a mandate to lead the reinvigoration of its investment management division and to ultimately evolve its investment strategy, strengthen core capabilities, and attract investment talent. MLC said all of these objectives ...

Sitting and waiting and still hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... Professor Jacob Barnhardt remarked, "...it's only on the brink that people find the will to change. Only at the precipice do we evolve." In case you're wondering who Prof. Barnhardt is, he was the character played by John Cleese in the movie, "The Day ...

Mercer: Stronger Super adds pressure on funds

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... polarisation of the corporate fund segment to accelerate over the next two years, with only the most committed funds continuing to evolve and compete. Anderson said that with the Stronger Super reforms fast approaching, corporate funds must act now to ...

A question of survival

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
Lawmakers have stepped up and have responded to the history of product flogging in wealth management, leading to an inflection point where the only fund managers that will survive are those willing to reinvent their business. Fund managers will either ...

Benchmarks stop us thinking: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
The shock of the GFC, the impacts of the Euro crisis and moribund world capital markets ever since are forcing institutional investors to confront the reality that their traditional investments models aren't working, said AXA Investment Managers. A ...

Regulation biggest concern for SFOs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Tax and regulatory issues are the biggest concern for single-family offices in terms of risks to managing investments, according to a survey from J.P. Morgan Private Bank. A poll of 125 single family offices (SFO), each with more than US$100 million ...

Fitzpatricks Private Wealth builds advice profile

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
High net worth advisory firm Fitzpatricks Private Wealth has signed John McMurdo in the role of group managing director and added Chris Cuffe to its board of directors. McMurdo, who was formerly chief executive officer of Centric Wealth and managing ...

SFG renews platform agreements

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... FUA are on the BT platform. "We have worked closely with the SFGA team to ensure that our platform solution continues to evolve to meet the needs of their advisers and clients, and can support the group's growth," said Chris Stevens, CFS's general manager ...

MLC appoints new head of ThreeSixty Research

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... enhance its research services to advisers. "I'm looking forward to leading the ThreeSixty Research team as it continues to evolve and strengthen its offer to meet the needs of advisers and their clients in what can be very challenging markets," said ...

Instos increase alternative allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
Super funds are increasing allocation to alternatives, although demand is more for tailored solutions rather than cookie cutter approaches, according to two asset managers. "These [super] funds are looking at their overall allocation and looking at ...