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Hedge funds risk collapse without middle office upgrades

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
Hedge funds are under increasing pressure to beef up their middle office operations as result of increased institutional investor scrutiny of manager reporting and disclosure standards, according to global post-trade technology provider Omgeo. Hedge ...

FSI asks industry to consider greater ASIC powers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) Committee, headed up by chairman David Murray, has questioned whether the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) requires greater powers to better monitor Australia's financial services industry. In ...

FSI zeroes in on vertical advice and retirement income

LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
In its interim report released today the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) has suggested that the vertically integrated structures may be reducing the quality of financial advice that consumers receive. The FSI has asked stakeholders to consider different ...

Frantic pace of alternatives growth revealed

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... costs, and many alternative assets also provide a significant level of diversification to their portfolios. That said, the focus for Australian investors has increasingly been towards direct investment products rather than fund of fund products, as investors ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... competition. The first is that the market is still competitive, albeit more concentrated. In the wake of the crisis, the focus of competition shifted from lending to funding. Competition between the majors themselves has also become more important. While ...

Challenger adds Australian equity boutique

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Challenger has added a new Australian equity boutique under its Fidante Partners umbrella. Founded in June, AretA(C) Investment Partners is an active, quality focused investor, specialising in Australian equities. The group was founded last month by ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... Janet Yellen's testimony before the US Congress this week will be of particular interest because the market is beginning to focus on the fact that inflation is nudging up but she is staying the course at this stage of no action on interest rates," Mr ...

AXA IM appoints Asia Pacific head

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... management experience along with extensive knowledge of the challenges and opportunities offered by the region," Seyer said. "Our focus as a business is on growing third party assets through geographical expansion, client segmentation and further strengthening ...

Star managers launch fund-of-funds in support of children's charities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... Helpline, Raise, The Mirabel Foundation, Variety, United Way Australia, Youth Off the Streets, Debra, Giant Steps, Youth Focus.

Demographic shift injects growth into healthcare property investment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
Hospitals, medical centres and aged care facilities are proving an attractive means for investors to benefit from Australia's ageing demographic story, according to Australian Unity Investment's general manager Mark Pratt. The property expert, who is ...