Towers Watson has partnered with an industry specialist to bring a new force to fund administration: an alternative system for ‘hybrid’ industry, corporate and public sector funds.

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Australian equities are overvalued and due for a correction, experts have warned.

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Russell Investments has struck a deal with a local partner in New Zealand to launch a new range of funds targeting both institutional and retail clients.

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Free superannuation apps are now available on the iTunes store, courtesy of Rice Warner Actuaries.

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In search of further downside protection in its core global equities book, AMP Future Directions has invested US$800 million in a yield strategy run by an investment partner with the multi-affiliate Grant Samuel Funds Management.

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McKinsey & Co ranks the US$15 a day that The Hunger Project (THP) needs to lift one person out of poverty as a very efficient use of money.  

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Custody and fund accounting stalwart Rob Brown has taken a senior role at the Australian arm of a global securities services provider.

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The $16 billion HESTA is understood to be in the advanced stages of tendering its group risk contract, currently managed by OnePath.

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Simon Ibbetson, a veteran asset consultant who has built businesses from the ground up and also worked within major organisations, has launched a new advisory targeting smaller institutions and financial planning dealer groups.

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The London connection continues for MLC Investment Management as CIO Nicky Richards, herself poached from Fidelity in the UK, confirmed yesterday she had lured a portfolio manager from Schroders in the City to run global equities.  

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Fixed income boutique Kapstream Capital is preparing to launch an Asia ex-Japan bond fund with about $50 million in seed funding from an offshore investor.

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