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Super funds shun Aussie managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... which tend to be more appealing from a fees perspective. It's not surprising they have not focused on the often fee-conscious institutional clients. According to the Rainmaker research, Canadian-based fund manager Hexavest received the most institutional ...

Managed accounts set for an overhaul

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... already providing the right disclosure requirements, the adequate cash collateral level and so on," he said. "We made a conscious decision to have an RE license that allowed us to put Product Disclosure Statements (PDS) in front of our entire managed ...

Conscious Capital launches Aussie equities fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
Conscious Capital has launched the Conscious Investor Fund, a highly concentrated portfolio aimed at wholesale investors. The fund will hold between only 10 and 30 stocks at any one time. The investment process centres on finding companies with proven ...

Ugly jobs decline rattles financial services

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... swept through global financial services," he added. "The pace of hiring has slowed, and organisations are being very conscious about costs." McFerran said hiring in the financial services sector has always been very up and down but this time the contraction ...

Aberdeen focuses on evolving market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... solutions, the group is also looking to expand somewhat into retirement income products as the market evolves. "We are conscious of the evolving market and while we don't have immediate plans for product launches, we are also highly aware that the investment ...

Invesco shifts Asian focus to consumer demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... tourism and finance sectors, as well as the more obvious discretionary and consumer staples. "Another thing we've been conscious of is to ensure we have country diversification because the way the Chinese economy has developed is at a different point ...

Solaris responds to super demands on ESG policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
As super funds increasingly require ESG factors to be embedded into the investment process of fund managers, $4 billion boutique Solaris Investment Management has appointed a specialist on a permanent basis. Lisa Domagala has been working with Solaris ...

Fees for alternatives under pressure

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... from over 4,000 investment management firms across the globe, institutional investors are becoming increasingly cost conscious post GFC. But while alternatives are under pressure on the fee front, fees for traditional asset classes have varied, with ...

Perpetual rejects KKR, open to better offer

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... assuage any fears within its institutional client base over staff departures or business divestments. "The board is very conscious of Perpetual's obligations in respect of its trustee and fiduciary clients and will also be focused on understanding KKR's ...

Solaris hires ex-Suncorp ESG manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
Solaris Investment Management has appointed former Suncorp portfolio specialist, Lisa Domagala, to focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Domagala has previously worked at McIntosh Hamson Hoare Govett, now Merrill Lynch, and also ...