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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. ...

Is gold on the ceiling for Australian investors?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
Gold's place inside an investment portfolio came under the spotlight this week as two fund managers provided separate views on the divisive asset. Speaking at an ABC Bullion event, 'The new bull market in precious metals', Cor Capital Fund executive ...

Voters opt to shut down AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... one of the China-focused ETFs on the market, like VanEck's China A-shares ETF. "And we would still encourage other fund managers to launch China products," he added. Paris also said that LIM Advisors would likely call for another EGM if the firm didn't ...

Calastone expands NZ presence

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... FNZ. They have also signed Custodian Public Trust and administrator MMC which represents a number of New Zealand's fund managers including: Devon Funds Management, Craigs Investment Partners, Mint Asset Management and Pathfinder Asset management. Calastone ...

QIC and Future Fund back $3bn renewable fund

KERRIE SYDEE, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... renewables." AGL managing director and chief executive Andy Vesey said: "We are pleased to have such high quality fund managers backing the PARF, and to seeing this initiative spur investment and development in support of Australia's transition to a ...