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Western Asset seeks ops in volatile markets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
One of the world's largest fixed-income managers, Western Asset Management, has launched a new absolute return credit fund aimed at exploiting credit opportunities amid volatile markets. Speaking at the Legg Mason Investment Symposium in Sydney yesterday ...

Provisio targets intra-fund advice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
Financial technology provider Provisio Technologies is looking to cater to the intra-fund advice market with the release of a new advice delivery service, Provisio Version 3. Cameron O'Sullivan, a director of Provisio Technologies, said several industry ...

Purvis attracts SMA mandate with new venture

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
James Purvis, founder of one of the biggest financial planning research groups in Australia, has opened an implemented portfolio business that's attracting mandates from the managed account market. He founded Purvis, van Eyk and Company in 1989, now ...

Bill backed for calling placement agents lobbyists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
A US retirement assembly has backed a bill treating placement agents as "lobbyists", in a bid to help protect the integrity of the nation's two largest public pension funds. Assembly member Ed Hernandez, who helped author the bill, said the vote meant ...

AMIST backs after-tax benchmarking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
AMIST Super has become the first super fund to adopt the FTSE ASFA Australia after-tax benchmarks for its Australian equities managers. John Livanas, chief executive at AMIST Super, which has more than $280 million in invested in Australian equities ...

AIST and VU unveil graduate course

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and Victoria University have teamed up to introduce a new university course catering for trustees and other superannuation professionals. AIST and VU are delivering a new post-graduate qualification ...

Pengana Asian Equities goes retail

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
Diversified funds manager Pengana Capital has opened its Asian Equities Long Short Fund to the retail market. The fund was previously only accessible to wholesale investors. The fund offers investors the opportunity to participate in the growth potential ...

Challenger takes annuities to platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
Challenger has launched its Guaranteed Income fund, a unitised annuity investment fund onto the BT Wrap platform following financial planner demand for more income products. The fund invests in annuities issued by Challenger Life and investors can select ...

GESB pay rise didn't happen: Chairman

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
Following the political storm that erupted in WA last week after reports about the pay rise of GESB's chief executive, a statement issued by the fund's chairman has advised that no pay rise was granted last year. GESB Chairman Phil Harvey said "The ...

New era at Aberdeen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
The Aberdeen-Credit Suisse deal signed early this year culminates in a new senior management at the combined firm, with Aberdeen COO Brett Jollie promoted as new head while chief exec Bill Bovingdon and two other senior execs depart. Bovingdon, chief ...