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FEATURE: How boutiques got their groove back

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... managers was found to own a non-compliant, illiquid investment. "There's a perception that smaller firms, with their strong focus on investment might not have the same focus on governance that institutions have or will out-source," he says. "There's ...

AB managing director joins Dimensional

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... from AB said. "Having achieved his aim, Ross now feels that the retail strategy calls for a sales rather than a marketing focus, and that this is a good time for him to move on to a new challenge. "We thank Ross for the momentum he has built up in our ...

Future Generation fund adds more big names

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Future Generation Investment Company (FGX) has beefed up its board with the addition of four well-known industry figures. Paradice Asset Management founder David Paradice, Victor Smorgon Group chief financial officer David Leeton, Greenstone Partners' ...

Adviser wins Masters course

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... asking entrants how they supported a woman in financial planning industry in the past year. She was recognised "for her focus on quality and sustainability and her desire to support women keen to go out on their own." The course from Kaplan Professional ...

Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... Gelos, said attention to possible risks related to asset management is motivated by the growth of the industry, its larger focus on less liquid bonds, and by concerns in some advanced economies that many funds have increasingly been buying similar assets ...

Franklin Templeton appoints APAC director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... strong track record in relationship management within the institutional investment industry and her appointment supports our focus on broadening our institutional client base in the region."

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
The share market has been boosted by a lift in iron ore and crude oil prices and continued expectation of lower interest rates. The market had put aside a weak lead from Wall Street and investors were focusing on the outlook for Australian interest ...

PROFILE: HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
"I love the fact that Melbourne has lots of immigrants and great, multicultural suburbs," she says, comparing it to the quiet suburb in Durban, South Africa, where she spent most of her childhood and early years of her adult life. A computer programmer ...

FSI must lift value in super system: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... due last month. AVCAL recommends "disclosure settings for superannuation funds should be designed to encourage members to focus on their net retirement income, rather than fees" and supports two of the government recommendations in this area. As a private ...

Super industry views sought on data collection

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... industry on draft reporting forms and instructions released in January this year. Three major changes are proposed with one focus being an improved alignment of reporting standards between both the ABS and APRA. "The ABS considers that the proposed changes ...