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AQUA II poses a challenge to wraps

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The launch of the ASX Managed Funds Service (AMFS) - informally known as AQUA II - may be on the horizon following the release of a consultation paper by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Widely seen as an alternative to big ...

EDHEC-Risk reveals risk control plan

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
After a three-year study into the European collective investment scheme industry, the EDHEC-Risk Institute has recommended a system of 'shared responsibility' to limit the non-financial risks which emerged following the global financial crisis. The ...

Asian managers eye Fund Passport

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
Asian asset managers are still confident in the region despite the effects of the global financial crisis and fragmentation in the market, said RBC Investor Services. In its latest industry poll, RBC Investor Services also said that while undertakings ...

State Street pushes Asian Funds passport

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
State Street has joined the chorus of voices in favour of establishing an 'Asian funds passport' along the lines of Europe's UCITS. But it remains to be seen whether anyone outside Australia is really interested. In a report released today State Street ...

Johnson Report holds key to competition

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
The most significant recommendation from the four major reviews in financial services comes from the Johnson Report to reduce interest withholding tax, which could place Australia at the top of the global competition ranks, research shows. More than ...

Legg Mason Permal Global Absolute Trust earns high rating

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
Newly-launched managed fund, the Legg Mason Permal Global Absolute Return Trust (GAT), has gained a four-star rating from S&P. The GAT is essentially a daily liquidity UCITS III vehicle that aims to take advantage of a number of global equity scenarios ...

SSgA cuts securities lending on fixed income funds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
State Street Global Advisors has discontinued its securities lending program for a range of UCITS fixed income funds. SSgA, a prominent securities lender, announced on the Irish Stock Exchange last week that it had stopped its securities lending program ...

World-class Aussie funds reach Europe through UCITS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
European Union laws that come into effect next year will allow Australian fund managers to invest funds for overseas investors with less admin headaches. It's the new world breaking into the old world. Australian fund managers, many of whom could trace ...

Johnson Report maps out new world order

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
The report commissioned by the Government a year ago to look into how to improve Australia's appeal as a financial services centre has come up with a host of recommendations that could transform the local wealth management industry. The Australian Financial ...

Russell OpenWorld targets insto investors

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
Russell Investments has launched its OpenWorldA(R) fund range which will for the first time give Australian wholesale investors access to some of Russell's boutique fund managers on a single manager basis. Globally the new range offers investment professionals ...