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Perpetual: fixed income is back

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
Fixed income and credit markets are coming back in style while better portfolio diversification is needed for most investors, according to Perpetual Investments. Michael Korber, head of credit at Perpetual, told a media briefing yesterday that while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... brushed aside news of a credit rating downgrade for Italy and grim growth revisions from the International Monetary Fund to focus on an upcoming meeting of the US Federal Reserve. The euro clawed back earlier losses against the dollar after the overnight ...

nabInvest buys equities start-up stake

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... Investors Australia for its range of domestic equities strategies. Redpoint will add further weight in the equities space with a focus on "investment solutions that capture the tailored beta and quantitative alpha requirements of institutional investors ...

JP Morgan head Perry resigns

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... New Zealand. Perry informed JP Morgan earlier this year of a change in personal circumstances, which moved her long-term focus to the local market and not to offshore senior roles with the firm. As such, Perry will work with JP Morgan until the end of ...

Conversation the key to speeding up SOA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... financial planner to produce a SOA was six hours and 42 minutes. The research also suggested that planners were shifting focus toward higher value clients due to the long SOA process. "Another key strategy is putting the work into the SOA templates at ...

Gender diversity falls under hiring pressure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Hiring pressures are impacting heavily on gender diversity as financial firms focus more on filling a position quickly, rather than on reaching an equal gender balance, according to a recent roundtable in Sydney. HR managers have reported pressure from ...

Perpetual shuts $1bn mortgage funds to focus on income

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Perpetual is closing its suite of mortgage funds, which have around $1 billion in funds under management, turning its attention to commercial mortgage lending and a secured private debt series for retail investors. As of September 17, Perpetual will ...

ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... Medcraft told the Alternative Investment Association (AIMA) Australian Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney that greater regulatory focus on the hedge fund industry is a post-GFC fact of life, but that it is part of a new dialogue. The new ASIC chairman told delegates ...

Beulah seizes post-FOFA opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... (IAS) using an in-house management approach and providing transparent portfolios to clients. The new model portfolio will focus on takeover activity on the ASX. "This business model is within the reach of any independent planning firm," said David Heather ...

ASIC surveillance sharpens focus on AFS licensees

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Financial services licensees must effectively monitor business models for possible conflicts of interest and prioritise training and supervision of advisers, said ASIC, as part of plans to raise standards in the advice industry and hold gatekeepers ...