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QIC extends partnership with Northern Trust

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015

Australian institutional fund manager QIC recently appointed Northern Trust to provide global custody, fund accounting, taxation and associated services for its range of Australian fund products. The appointment follows Northern Trust's commitment to ...

Hedge fund growth problem not helped by new products

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014

Hedge fund managers pinning their hopes on new products to drive inflows and business growth are underestimating the costs involved as well as the effect on margins, a new report from EY has found. The global survey compared opinions from 100 hedge ...

Australia's unit trust dictum is killing the funds industry

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014

If Australia wants develop its potential to be funds management player in the Asia region, government has to decide whether it's policy on how it treats international fund managers is targeted at minimising tax leakage or exporting services, growing ...

FSC Conference: Industry urged to prepare for Asia Passport pilot

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014

Though barriers to widespread adoption still exist, the funds management industry must be well prepared for the impending pilot version of the Asia Region Funds Passport if the long-term existence of the scheme is to be guaranteed. That was the consensus ...

AMP targets Asian investors with new UCITS funds

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014

AMP Capital has made UCITS versions of its Global Listed Infrastructure Fund and Global Real Estate Securities Fund available to institutional investors in Asia. AMP launched its new Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS platform in April 2014 with US$156 million ...

AMP Capital appoints London-based institutional director

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014

AMP Capital has appointed an institutional director for Europe that will be based at the firm's London office. Kate Campbell will work to develop AMP Capital's European institutional client business and she will report to AMP Capital managing director ...

Funds passport 'doomed to fail' without tax reform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014

The Asia Region Funds Passport is "doomed to fail" unless the government changes taxation law to favour Asian investors in Australia, according to BNP Paribas Security Services managing director Peter Baker. While the funds passport initiative is good ...

AMP launches infrastructure and real estate UCITS platform

STAFF WRITER | MONDAY, 7 APR 2014

AMP Capital has made a Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS platform with versions of its Global Listed Infrastructure Fund and Global Real Estate Securities Fund available to investors in the UK, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The platform was made available ...

Asia Funds Passport on shaky ground

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014

The Asia Funds Passport will never get off the ground because the majority of fund managers in the region are already aligning their products with European UCITS standards, according to EY Asia-Pacific and EMEIA asset management leader Roy Stockell. ...

ETF Securities launches product creation service

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013

ETF Securities has launched CANVAS, a new service enabling asset managers from around the world to build and launch exchange-traded funds in Europe. The white-labelling service includes the ability to build ETFs using ETF Securities' infrastructure ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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