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PC examines Weaven's 'inverted bid' infra model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... played by investment banks in sponsoring construction bids. It also said specifying preferred bidders must not reduce competition, saying, "Competitive tendering for the IRR is likely to lead to a more competitively priced rate of return." Two of the ...

Citi closes gap in custody race

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... actually shrunk by 2.6% to $305.13 billion. This halved the gap between BNP and Citi, from $100 billion to $50 billion. Competition between custodians is fierce, and news of fund managers and super funds shifting custodians is increasingly common. Today ...

Asia Funds Passport on shaky ground

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... if Australia was successful in clearing an easier way for fund managers to operate in Asia, they would face stern competition from established UK and US firms who have been in financial hubs such as Hong Kong and Singapore for many years. In September ...

Perpetual wins Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... took home the top Australian Fund Manager of the Year Award at the Australian Morningstar Awards. Perpetual held off competition from finalists AMP Capital and Franklin Templeton. BlackRock won the multi-sector category, Bentham took home the top fixed ...

Removal of super from awards top priority: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... (FSC) has called for superannuation to be taken out of the modern awards system, a move it believes would improve competition among super funds and ultimately benefit members. In its submission to the government discussion paper on superannuation, it ...

G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... actions across the G-20, including to increase investment, lift employment and participation, enhance trade and promote competition, in addition to macroeconomic policies." While the G-20 communique could be dismiss as one of those yeah, yeah, sure ...

EISS switches custodians

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... in Australia." He went on: "The custodian is a key strategic partner in the provision of services for the fund and competition in this space has significantly increased over the past few years. Northern Trust's culture, global operating model and technology ...

Industry resists full portfolio disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos' discussion paper, 'Better regulation and governance, enhanced transparency and improved competition in superannuation industry bodies', industry bodies were conservative on the subject of transparency. Under the terms proposed ...

Pressure mounts on super in modern awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... the government's discussion paper entitled, 'Better regulation and governance, enhanced transparency and improved competition in superannuation'. The 'improved competition in superannuation' part of the discussion paper deals with the question of whether ...

Australian operations boost GBST

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... profits came despite a challenging environment. Wealth management sales grew in Australia and the United Kingdom but competition also increased, Lake said. Product development expenditure had also resulted in lower margins. "The strength of our Australian ...