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| Winter 2010 Edition
The benefits of outsourcing for overseas fund managers When working
with overseas fund managers who have an interest in Australia
we often get asked what are the barriers and hurdles? Can or
should we outsource everything? In this Insight we look at
one way both domestic and offshore managers can make entry
into the Australian financial marketplace easier, by using
outsourcing. Specialist Australian equity funds – making sense of it all Today investors in managed funds have on offer a large number of ways of investing in the Australian Equity market. Investors now have the choice of several different types of specialist Australian equity funds. In this Insight we examine how this continued evolution of funds is being led by investors, ratings agencies and market uncertainty. ESG investing - is the hype translating into action and what does it mean for fund managers? Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly attracting wide attention from all types of stakeholders. But there are concerns for fund managers. This Gateway Insight aims to address some of these issues and demonstrate why fund managers need to be thinking strategically about ESG investing going forward. |
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| Autumn 2010 Edition
The 2010 Asian Financial Forum - Key Insights In late January we took the time to attend the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, with the aim of exploring what Australia looks and feels like as a possible business destination for Asian based asset managers. In this Insight we’d like to share with you our thoughts on this as well as key takeouts from a high quality, influential and extremely well informed line up of speakers. Fortuna Partners Article - Customer Relationship Management In this Insight we are pleased to introduce our first guest author, Catherine Frost, a partner from Fortuna Partners, who provide advice to financial services firms on their fund distribution, sales, marketing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) activities in the UK and Australia, and is a distributor for the Salesforce CRM system. The Johnson Report In November last year the Government released the Johnson Report which focuses on where Australia currently sits as a financial centre, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region and how to build this presence. Our insight piece this month explores the Johnson Report and looks at these possible policy changes the government is proposing to put forward. |
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| Summer 2009 Edition Why ETF’s have a place alongside active managers in investor’s portfolios Exchange Traded Funds
(ETFs) are gaining popularity in Australia as a quick and easy
way into specific market segments. In this Insight we take
a look at what are ETF’s;
what are the differences between an ETF and a managed fund and why ETF’s
can have a place alongside traditional active managed funds in investor’s
portfolios. Gateway Insights: No. 12The emotions of sellingIn Gateway’s experience of
dealing with numerous fund managers often selling quite different
investment approaches in the same sector, the strategy of selling
to the emotional as well as the rational side of the potential
client’s
brain is often overlooked. We cover off on some basic concepts
around emotions and selling. Why international fund managers should care about the Australian opportunity The Australian financial market
offers international fund managers the opportunity to participate
in a sophisticated, liquid and rapidly growing investment
pool which has historically welcomed new players and which
encourages competition. This Insight paper by Gateway explores why fund
managers should consider Australia as a destination for growth. If you do not wish to receive Gateway Financial email newsletters in future, please click here. |
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