The Nasdaq-listed Morningstar Inc has continued its shopping expedition with a US$10 million purchase of the hedge fund and separately managed account database of software firm InvestorForce.
AGEST to use unit pricing from 2007
Vertex hands back $100m, eyes JV with insto
Corporate Governance International sold to US firm
SIBOS to show the way across borders for Aussie institutions
Fixing the inefficient post-trade settlement mess in Australia
Advising on how to give away wealth
Australian managers make the grade
The Right Stuff – the new wave of asset allocation: how uncorrelated assets aim to protect funds in a crisis
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
