“They did what they have always set out to do. They helped their members to achieve a good outcome. And they came to the party at a time it was important to do so,” said Ian Fryer as he oversaw
Global investors have poured a record amount into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during the first two months of 2021, according to industry data. UK-based consultancy firm ETFGI clocked about US$222.5 billion (A$288 billion) of net flows into the sector globally over
The NZ Superannuation Fund has won a landmark court case that could set a high bar for activist legal challenges to its investment decisions. Any action jeopardising New Zealand’s reputation was deemed most important. In the ruling handed down in
As Ninety One, the former Investec Asset Management, celebrates its first year as an independently listed company, the Australian operation has also demonstrated one of the many advantages of that independence. The global parent investment bank, still the major shareholder
Once upon a time, in the 1980s, Australia was a world leader in the provision of systems to allow the development of master trusts and better efficiencies for advisers. Then the banks took over. Now, according to Wealth02 director Darren
While tactical asset allocation strategies have had a long history in Australia, their newish incarnation, as global macro funds, have tended to go in and out of fashion in step with market jitters. The current volatility is good news. Starting
Mine Super has taken a big step towards commercialising its majority interest in Recreo Financial, the administration systems provider it partnered with in 2015. It has been a rocky road for many of the participants. Recreo is to merge with
The IFAA Group has seen almost immediate success with new business from several sources, notwithstanding its recent acquisition by Auckland-based administration and consulting firm MMC. Neil Harvey, IFAA Group’s managing director, said last week that recent wins for the group
APRA’s proposed changes to the regulation known as SPS250 will mean all super funds will have to fundamentally challenge the nature of their existing insurance partnerships by widening the notions of priority and privilege. The changes will alter the competitive
Harvey Kalman, the global head of business development for fund services at Equity Trustees and key business driver for many years, has resigned, seeking a new yet-unknown challenge. Kalman, 54, has been with Equity Trustees since January 2000 and for
“They did what they have always set out to do. They helped their members to achieve a good
Global investors have poured a record amount into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during the first two months of 2021,
The NZ Superannuation Fund has won a landmark court case that could set a high bar for activist
As Ninety One, the former Investec Asset Management, celebrates its first year as an independently listed company, the
Once upon a time, in the 1980s, Australia was a world leader in the provision of systems to
While tactical asset allocation strategies have had a long history in Australia, their newish incarnation, as global macro
Mine Super has taken a big step towards commercialising its majority interest in Recreo Financial, the administration systems
The IFAA Group has seen almost immediate success with new business from several sources, notwithstanding its recent acquisition
APRA’s proposed changes to the regulation known as SPS250 will mean all super funds will have to fundamentally
Harvey Kalman, the global head of business development for fund services at Equity Trustees and key business driver
