Henderson has named former New Star man Rob Page as its new global head of marketing. Page, who joins from Hermes Fund Managers, will report to Henderson head of EMEA retail Greg Jones. He will oversee Henderson’s UK and European marketing, investment marketing, press relations and e-commerce
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 →The parent company of Threadneedle Investments is set to make an £800m bid for Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, the fund management arm of Lloyds Banking Group. Ameriprise Financial, a New York-listed giant with a market value of close to £10bn, is leading a pack of bidders for
Read more →UK Retail Investment Industry Social Media Insights Once again the time has come for the production of Fishtank’s latest Quarterly Social Media Intelligence report for the UK Investment Management industry. As we work our way through our detailed ‘Listening’ criteria and review preliminary results, already there is
Read more →Threadneedle Investments has promoted Nick Ring to head of distribution and as a member of its business executive committee. Ring replaces Campbell Flemming, who became CEO at the start of March. He will be responsible for leading the firm’s sales, client service, marketing and product development programmes.
Read more →Kames Capital joint chief executive and chief investment officer Andrew Fleming has stepped down after eight years with the firm. The asset manager is splitting Fleming’s role with Aegon Asset Management CEO Sarah Russell taking over as Kames CEO while a long-term replacement is sought. Jones has
Read more →Another interesting discussion from the Perpetual Limited, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) for the six months ended 31 December 2012 included the summary of Australian Funds Management Flows from 2000 to 2012 ‘Based on September 2012 Plan for Life data, the Australian funds
Read more →We came across this commentary while reading the Perpetual Limited, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) for the six months ended 31 December 2012, and thought it was a useful summation of how the the Australian regulatory environment continues to be subject to significant
Read more →A wave of regulatory change, combined with the shifting needs of advisers in the self-managed super (SMSF) fund space, could serve to drive financial advisers away from platform-based investment strategies. Senior technical manager at Colonial First State Craig Day told InvestorDailythat a lot of SMSF advisers are now
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