Corporate inertia and more stringent regulators are stifling asset management innovation but this is also making firms tighten up product launches, a Create Research study says. Professor Amin Rajan, of Create Research, says the asset management industry did not make the transition from boutique industry to globalised
Read more →Following an intensive period of industry consultation, the structure and inclusions of Fishtank’s Social Media Intelligence (SMI) focused on Australian Investment Management and Superannuation have now been finalised. The next report containing agreed refinements will be available to subscribers in mid July and cover the period from January
Read more →Russell Investments’ Australian business has been structured into three core client facing divisions – investment, private client services and institutional – following a recent shake-up at the company, Asia Pacific chief executive Alan Schoenheimer said yesterday. The investment division will be responsible for manufacturing and managing multi-asset
Read more →Colonial First State has appointed Geoff Peck as its new general manager, marketing and distribution as part of a reshuffle in its upper management. Peck joined CFS at the beginning of March and will report to Linda Elkins, CFS executive general manager. Previously the managing director of individual
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