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Van Eyk turns 20, plans to celebrate the independents

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van Eyk Research, which is about to celebrate its 20th birthday, is looking to restructure to take advantage of opportunities from the raft of possible regulatory changes heading the way of the financial planning market. Mark Thomas, the chief executive, says there are several structural changes to the industry likely to flow from the three main inquiries currently underway – the Ripoll inquiry into commissions, the Cooper inquiry into superannuation, and the Henry inquiry into tax. One of the main effects is likely to be a back-to-the-future move by large institutions to tied distribution, leaving the independent sector of the planning market to seek out partners and “virtual” support to allow for a vertically integrated client offering.

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Van Eyk turns 20, plans to celebrate the independents

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van Eyk Research, which is about to celebrate its 20th birthday, is looking to restructure to take advantage of opportunities from the raft of possible regulatory changes heading the way of the financial planning market. Mark Thomas, the chief executive, says there are several structural changes to the industry likely to flow from the three main inquiries currently underway – the Ripoll inquiry into commissions, the Cooper inquiry into superannuation, and the Henry inquiry into tax. One of the main effects is likely to be a back-to-the-future move by large institutions to tied distribution, leaving the independent sector of the planning market to seek out partners and “virtual” support to allow for a vertically integrated client offering.

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Aussie help for Standard Chartered carbon cuts

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Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) is looking to reduce its energy consumption through an upgrade of its online server consolidation analysis database by an Australian-based company, Ideas International. SCB has adopted Ideas International’s ‘Server Car and Carbon Calculator’ for several of its overseas operations. Ideas International is a Sydney-based listed enterprise IT services firm.

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Aussie help for Standard Chartered carbon cuts

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Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) is looking to reduce its energy consumption through an upgrade of its online server consolidation analysis database by an Australian-based company, Ideas International. SCB has adopted Ideas International’s ‘Server Car and Carbon Calculator’ for several of its overseas operations. Ideas International is a Sydney-based listed enterprise IT services firm.

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Bad communication drives super fund churn – survey

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More super fund members are considering switching funds – without consulting a financial planner – as the market downturn eroded trust in fund managers, according to a new survey. Investors are mostly dissatisfied with not getting enough information about costs associated with their super and about the future direction from managers through their regular statements and reports. A survey of 5,600 investors in July by market research firm Investment Trends found that twice as many people do not trust their super fund as those who do trust it.

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Bad communication drives super fund churn – survey

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More super fund members are considering switching funds – without consulting a financial planner – as the market downturn eroded trust in fund managers, according to a new survey. Investors are mostly dissatisfied with not getting enough information about costs associated with their super and about the future direction from managers through their regular statements and reports. A survey of 5,600 investors in July by market research firm Investment Trends found that twice as many people do not trust their super fund as those who do trust it.

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Consultant puts a price on carbon for ETS future

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Pending the introduction of an emissions trading scheme (ETS), between 1 and 2 per cent of shareholder value in the top 200 Australian listed companies will be at risk if they do not reduce or mitigate their exposure to carbon. Paul Newland, managing director of Arbor Partners, an advisor to institutional investors which focuses on the impacts of sustainability on portfolios, said the potential carbon liability of the ASX200 varied significantly across sectors, industries and companies. Arbor has used various third-party researchers and analysis to calculate a price for carbon if the proposed emissions trading scheme, which uses a cap and trade mechanism, is legislated.

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Consultant puts a price on carbon for ETS future

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Pending the introduction of an emissions trading scheme (ETS), between 1 and 2 per cent of shareholder value in the top 200 Australian listed companies will be at risk if they do not reduce or mitigate their exposure to carbon. Paul Newland, managing director of Arbor Partners, an advisor to institutional investors which focuses on the impacts of sustainability on portfolios, said the potential carbon liability of the ASX200 varied significantly across sectors, industries and companies. Arbor has used various third-party researchers and analysis to calculate a price for carbon if the proposed emissions trading scheme, which uses a cap and trade mechanism, is legislated.

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How hedge fund managers answer liquidity and stability concerns

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The hedge fund industry has been reinventing itself in the past two years and, notwithstanding massive redemptions as the credit crunch spread throughout markets, managers are looking to bring revamped and new strategies to the market. Most of the changes look to address major criticisms of hedge funds during the crisis, namely transparency, ownership stability and liquidity. According to Tom Strauss, the chief executive of the hedge funds of funds group of US-based diversified alternatives manager Ramius Capital, high yield bonds went through a similarly unpopular period in the early 1990s.

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How hedge fund managers answer liquidity and stability concerns

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The hedge fund industry has been reinventing itself in the past two years and, notwithstanding massive redemptions as the credit crunch spread throughout markets, managers are looking to bring revamped and new strategies to the market. Most of the changes look to address major criticisms of hedge funds during the crisis, namely transparency, ownership stability and liquidity. According to Tom Strauss, the chief executive of the hedge funds of funds group of US-based diversified alternatives manager Ramius Capital, high yield bonds went through a similarly unpopular period in the early 1990s.

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JANA halves hedge fund fees, reins in risk with managed accounts

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JANA Investment Advisers believes identifying the beta drivers in hedge fund returns has enabled it to halve fees in the notoriously expensive asset class, as the consultant recommended clients allocate as much as 15 per cent of their portfolios to the strategies. Michael O’Dea, portfolio manager of JANA’s Triplepoint hedge fund-offunds (hedge FoFs), said investors in hedge funds should only pay for manager skill and use a managed account structure to monitor risk and control counterparty relationships. “The only thing worth paying a performance fee for is the skill.

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JANA halves hedge fund fees, reins in risk with managed accounts

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JANA Investment Advisers believes identifying the beta drivers in hedge fund returns has enabled it to halve fees in the notoriously expensive asset class, as the consultant recommended clients allocate as much as 15 per cent of their portfolios to the strategies. Michael O’Dea, portfolio manager of JANA’s Triplepoint hedge fund-offunds (hedge FoFs), said investors in hedge funds should only pay for manager skill and use a managed account structure to monitor risk and control counterparty relationships. “The only thing worth paying a performance fee for is the skill.

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