consolidation

CMSF

Reforms not about industry consolidation

The Stronger Super reforms aren’t aimed at pushing out smaller funds, says Ross Jones, deputy chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Speaking on a panel with the commissioner of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Greg Tanzer, Jones responded to concerns about the impact of reform on smaller funds. “The issue with scale […]
Amal AwadMarch 20, 2013
Hedge Funds

The power of platforms in a consolidating world

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Staff WriterAugust 5, 2009
Hedge Funds

The power of platforms in a consolidating world

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Staff WriterAugust 5, 2009
Opinion

The end of the world is nigh … or is it?

The funds management industry is in trouble. Of that there is little doubt. Head count among the major managers has been cut by at least 10 per cent, according to a Watson Wyatt report last month. Among hedge fund managers, the head count is down an average 20 per cent. And the worst is yet […]
Staff WriterJune 4, 2009
Opinion

The end of the world is nigh … or is it?

The funds management industry is in trouble. Of that there is little doubt. Head count among the major managers has been cut by at least 10 per cent, according to a Watson Wyatt report last month. Among hedge fund managers, the head count is down an average 20 per cent. And the worst is yet […]
Staff WriterJune 4, 2009
Unintentional

More than tax breaks needed for big mergers

One of Ian Silk’s favourite quotes about the 2006 merger between STA and ARF is that “the planets were in alignment”. Perhaps a minor astrological miracle is what it takes for a super fund merger to get up these days, because nothing remotely comparable to the $20 billion get-together that created AustralianSuper has happened since. […]
Staff WriterJune 4, 2009
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