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K2 Asset boosts intl eq team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
K2 Asset Management has appointed 11-year industry veteran Jeff Thomson to its international equities team. Thomson joins K2 after roles at London-based Thames River Capital LLP and Coronation Fund Managers. Prior to that he worked as an equities analyst ...

Aust Unity boutiques cautious on year ahead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
Despite seeing a relatively positive year ahead, chief investment officers of two Australian Unity Investments boutiques remain cautions, believing that managing risk is the key for equity investors in 2011. Don Williams, chief investment officer at ...

Plato poaches GMO quant

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... SSgA. "We are absolutely delighted that Mark has agreed to join Plato at this time in our development" said Hamson. "A key focus for Plato is 'long-short' - including 130/30 and market neutral strategies - and Mark's experience at GMO will significantly ...

Aus Ethical head of distribution departs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... marketing and executive director at Australian Ethical. Harding-Davis said the restructure would have narrowed his role's focus, and as such opted to leave the firm. "[We will be] focusing more on getting more advisers to understand what we're doing ...

Trinity3 names SMA portfolio managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... looking at least quarterly, and we don't expect the four that we have chosen to be the only ones in the long term, but we will focus on quality and not quantity in this space," said Warren. The Trinity3 platform was launched in November last year to ...

Busy year ahead for industry groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... consumer-centric advice campaigns and a bigger voice in Canberra. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will pursue its focus on Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms and Stronger Superannuation reforms, with plans to negotiate draft legislation ...

Shadforth unveils acquisition strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
Shadforth Financial Group will pursue planning firm acquisitions and grow its funds under advice by ten per cent next year. Shadforth, currently with $7.5 billion in funds under advice and 120 advisers, is adopting a three-stage process to generate ...

Movers and shakers of 2010

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... Federal Election in August that gave the nation its first hung parliament since 1940. Regulatory reforms were another major focus of the industry. The Cooper Review saw the unveiling of 'MySuper' and pushed commissions to the forefront of marketplace ...

HIP stands firm on investment strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... there. But you can't deny that this is a long term investment," said Bernays. Next year HIP will maintain its long term focus and continue to address super as a long term investment while mitigating short term volatility. "Conservative options have performed ...

Fees for alternatives under pressure

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... universal, subdued investment returns have taken the edge off many alternative asset products. Combined with an increased focus on operational costs this trend has put growing pressure on asset managers to reduce the complexity of their products and ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA
Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI
MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI
Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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