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Vocus founder partners to launch new fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... difference between having a business person start a fund and a fund manager start a fund," he said. "When I see fund managers set up on their own, it's usually guys who've been working in a big house for a while before starting their own business, but ...

Managed accounts to disrupt fund businesses to the tune of $60bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... bulk of the report focused on its buy-sell analyses, their broad take of the industry is essential reading for both fund managers and financial advisers with or without a managed accounts offering. "We identify six market forces now driving the adoption ...

Fund administrator purchases New York business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... opportunities in the world's largest hedge fund market. Fundadministration works with emerging and established hedge fund managers, as well as registered investment advisers and traders. The firm administers 140 funds for 45 clients with funds under ...

UK IFAs increasingly outsourcing to DFMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... United Kingdom independent financial advisers (IFAs) are increasingly outsourcing investment assets to discretionary fund managers (DFMs) as asset managers start to feel the fee pressure pinch, according to Cerulli Associates' 'Asset Management in the ...

Automated retirement product gains recognition

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... SelfWealth originated from the belief that Australia's current investment model is flawed with financial planners, fund managers and administration platforms each demanding a share of fees based on how much they had to invest, rather than levels of service ...

Legg Mason appoints head of Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... service at Martin Currie, a position he held for 11 years. Prior to that, he was joint managing director at Investec Fund Managers and also spent 12 years at Scottish Widows Fund Management. In his new role, Sowerby will manage Legg Mason's $35 billion ...

Instos demanding ESG metrics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... company-level scores so that they are comparable across industries. Morningstar said the ratings ask questions of fund managers about their ESG processes and allow fund selectors to set sustainability thresholds as part of their selection criteria. This ...

Real estate debt funds to exceed 2015 growth: Preqin

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... aggregate target capital grew by 41% in the year to July 2016, according to Preqin research. From 2013 to 2015, fund managers worldwide raised roughly $75 billion for these strategies. Over $19 billion was raised in 2015, and given that $11 billion has ...

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... Edinburgh and Sydney are really willing to help each other out," Bouch says. "I've worked for organisations where the fund managers and the distribution team and the marketing team are siloed but making sure you've got the right links and alignment is ...

Millennials' short-term thinking unrealistic

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... concerns that investors could be left disappointed." "We encourage investors to think long term when investing, as our fund managers do. We believe a realistic risk adjusted return can be achieved when investing over a period of at least five years. ...