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Instos must reassess alternatives portfolios

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... to a $10 billion global manager, as the way in which institutional investors want to own alternative assets continues to evolve in a fee-constrained world. US based Ramius Alternative Solutions, a subsidiary of Ramius that has $3.5 billion in funds under ...

Sunsuper appoints new consultant as model shifts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... medium term portfolio tilts, adding to its recent reappointment of Mercer, as its relationship with consultants continues to evolve. The $18 billion super fund is also close to bringing in two new analysts, one to work alongside Ibbotson and Mercer ...

Crowe Horwath extends reach with new appointments

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and larger corporate firms. "As our client base becomes more sophisticated, we need to evolve to meet these demands. Russell is an example of this evolution as we are seeing growing demand for customs and international ...

Advice boutique gets image shake-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
Asteron-aligned dealer group Guardian has shed 'financial planning' from its title in a bid to shake-up the company's brand on its 10th anniversary. Guardian Advice, formerly known as Guardian Financial Planning, said the brand had become "tired" and ...

Perpetual outsources central data hub

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... achieved our goals for the first stage of the project. With Cadis' best practice approach, we can continue to develop and evolve with the solution to meet our current and future needs, streamlining our business processes and information flows." Other ...

Customisable, original, scalable, networked: the next advice paradigm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... extreme and affect everyone in the industry. These developments will force modern advice firms and their representatives to evolve into businesses capable of delivering customizable services to their clients that are original and which eschew the complex ...

Super funds to provide standard risk measure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... managers and advisers and drive comparability," said Graus. ASFA and the FSC will review the procedure, which they hope will evolve into an increasingly effective solution over time. "We will encourage trustees to issue a warning to members because this ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... policy, helped by the rising Australian dollar, is appropriate. The RBA said that "if economic conditions continued to evolve as expected, higher interest rates were likely to be required at some point". The board left the cash rate at 4.75 per cent ...

Platforms secure planners direct shares preference

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
Planners prefer direct equities with around 30 out of every 100 planners already including direct shares in their advice model, 70 per cent of which through a platform although cost is still a factor. Direct shares is surging in popularity in planner ...

New Russell manager to tackle prac management

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... FoFA reforms are implemented, it's more important than ever for advisers to future-proof their businesses to ensure they evolve and grow, rather than simply survive the raft of changes approaching," said Patricia Curtin, managing director for retail ...