An ASIC report notes the boom in demand for this asset, saying it heightens the need for “better-quality data” about the size of this sector where estimates range between $1.8 billion and $188 billion.
CPA Australia has weighed into the debate about the cost to oversee the industry, adding its voice to those who argue the fee structure favours the larger funds.
JP Morgan keeps Aussie transitions business open
JP Morgan and Credit Suisse have both closed down much of their transition management businesses internationally, but JP Morgan confirmed Friday that its Australian business was unaffected by the offshore moves.
According to the newsletter ‘aiCIO’, Credit Suisse has quietly closed at least part of its transitions business, but declined to comment on the matter. JP Morgan announced that it was closing its business in the western hemisphere, including North America, as well as emerging markets and the Middle East.
Bryan Gray, Sydney-based managing director and head of sales and marketing for JP Morgan, said the transitions business in the other markets was “non-core”. The company would focus on custody and fund services, prime broking and financing and agency clearing, collateral and execution globally.
“It is business as usual for our TM business in Australia,” Gray said. “Our Australian clients are active users of the service and it has become a critical component of our service offering to them. The team will all remain in the business in Australia and there’s no change for our local clients.”
According to ‘aiCIO’, JP Morgan had become one of the dominant players in the transitions market, on the back of its US$18.8 trillion in global client custody assets as of last year.
