A direct report to Challenger funds management boss Rob Adams will move on to become managing director of boutique incubator Ascalon next week, following the departure of previous Ascalon chief, Nick ...

Industry Funds Management (IFM) is raising capital from institutional investors for a multi-manager product primarily targeting high-yield bank loans in the American and European markets. Would you ...

Key positions in the combined multimanager investment business of BT and St George, BT Investment Solutions, have now been confirmed. (more…) Another executive at ING Investment Management’s Sydney ...

Funds need to engage with members and their insurance providers in order to help overcome the under insurance problem in this country. A recent roundtable held by Investment & Tec ...

This session will unveil the exclusive findings of a new report into Australian retirees’ expenditure patterns,and what it means for super funds. Based on original research commissioned by Rice Warner ...

Skandia Australia laid off nearly 10 per cent of its workforce last Thursday, amid growing speculation that the platform provider and asset consultant will soon be sold. (more…) The Australian ...

Aberdeen Asset Management (Australia) chief executive, Bill Bovingdon, intends to continue in his dual role running Australian fixed income even when the size of his business trebles, assuming the ...

An $11 billion Australian funds manager is seeking expressions of interest from would-be suppliers of custody and investment administration services. (more…) The long-time general manager of ...

The Chinese like their records, and heaven knows they are good at counting. With a population of 1.3 billion, they can usually expect quite a few world records in various endeavours. In economic terms ...

The continued demand for after-tax returns and reporting presents a business opportunity for custodians, according to chief executive of QSuper, Rosemary Vilgan, who has just implemented QIC’s Omega ...

The outlook for hedge fund-of-funds in Australia has brightened a little, with an industry fund that redeemed all of its investments in 2008 continuing to rebuild its exposure, with Aurum Funds ...

Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) has increased its allocation to emerging market equities from 3 to 6 percent, reducing some of its weighting in Australian equities. The $28 billion ...