Platform provider FNZ has secured its second major UK client, signing on with Axa UK to create its wrap.
Future Fund finalises senior operations team
The Future Fund has completed its investment operations senior management team with two hires – one of which marks the third recruit from custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services this year.
Asian Meltdown : Never Again?
Investment banks have become major direct service providers to private client and retail investor portfolios, mostly through their structured products. Yet they are conspicuous by their absence from wholesale manager menus. MICHAEL BAILEY examines whether the banks’ transactional culture can become acceptable to conservative superannuation funds, and whether they might find their biggest role in … Read more
Series keeps the Asian dream alive
Investment banks have become major direct service providers to private client and retail investor portfolios, mostly through their structured products. Yet they are conspicuous by their absence from wholesale manager menus. MICHAEL BAILEY examines whether the banks’ transactional culture can become acceptable to conservative superannuation funds, and whether they might find their biggest role in … Read more
Asian Meltdown : Never Again?
Investment banks have become major direct service providers to private client and retail investor portfolios, mostly through their structured products. Yet they are conspicuous by their absence from wholesale manager menus. MICHAEL BAILEY examines whether the banks’ transactional culture can become acceptable to conservative superannuation funds, and whether they might find their biggest role in … Read more
Series keeps the Asian dream alive
Investment banks have become major direct service providers to private client and retail investor portfolios, mostly through their structured products. Yet they are conspicuous by their absence from wholesale manager menus. MICHAEL BAILEY examines whether the banks’ transactional culture can become acceptable to conservative superannuation funds, and whether they might find their biggest role in … Read more
Hedge fund replication strategies taking off locally…
Merrill Lynch has launched its ‘Synthetic Hedge Fund Replication Platform’ in Australia, the latest in an expanding range of funds management products from investment banks which are looking to provide better liquidity and lower costs among alternative strategies.
Catholic Super attributes outperformance to asset allocation
Catholic Super added more than 330 basis points from asset allocation alone in the year to June 30, making it the best performer of the year as measured by SuperRatings.
Westscheme reveals creative side with radio jingle
For the first time in 20 years, Westscheme is taking out a sizable marketing campaign, using radio jingles to alert members to upcoming mailouts.
ING IM hopes to lure talent with ‘deputy CEO’ search
ING Investment Management has responded to a hot financial services jobs market by appending the title ‘deputy CEO’ to a new senior sales role it is attempting to fill.
Marcus Fanning in the frame to run Colonial Aussie equities
The former head of Australian equities at BT, Marcus Fanning, has been approached by Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) to fill the vacancy left by Simon Shields.
Trustee and fund staffer get $10,000 a piece for study
The winners of the inaugural Tyndall/Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) educational scholarships are Robert Fowler, head of investments at HESTA Super Fund, and Robin Jervis-Read, an employer director of Equipsuper.
