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Tech boom drives super to VC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... such things, and the investment return should also deliver a premium on overall public markets because of that illiquidity." Plus, Sicilia reasoned that "super funds are actually in the business of assessing and taking on risk." "There are many risks ...

Elliott new CEO at ANZ

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... act as an adviser to the board on international affairs. The total payment under the services agreement is about $250,000, plus reasonable expenses. Smith will continue to be paid his fixed remuneration of $3.4 million on a monthly basis to 7 July 2016. ...

CIO says low bond market rates to continue

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... movement we've seen in spreads. We still think they're pretty attractive and think this is a sector that needs to be in our plus portfolios," Leech said. Western Asset Management manages about $453 billion in assets and is a wholly owned, independently ...

FEATURE: Inflation plus investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... are less obvious. You need to tell the story," he says. It also increases the manager risk because typically an inflation plus fund will engage with fewer managers than a benchmark-based one. Consequently, they need "high investment and operational sophistication." ...

QSuper investment philosophy revealed

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... increased its exposure to unlisted equity, real estate and infrastructure as well as alternative assets. It aims to achieve a CPI plus 3.5% return after fees and tax over rolling 10-year periods. The report said QSuper's investment fees sit in the lowest ...

Club Plus Super appoints three senior execs

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
Industry superannuation fund Club Plus Super has made three appointments to its management team. Nici Andronicus joins as head of strategic relationships, Gemma Dooley joins as head of investments and Lindy Hunt joins as head of legal, audit, risk and ...

Sunsuper foresees independent director shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... and Social Impact Fund, as well as the Opera Australia Capital Fund. He also holds directorships with Australian Schools Plus, Australian Philanthropic Services, and MH Carnegie and Co. Fraser is currently the head of strategy and investment at the National ...

Executive appointment round-up

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... his own consultancy, as the bank streamlines the Office of the CIO division. Super executive leaves for Mozambique - Club Plus Super chief operating officer Phil Grindley is leaving the industry fund after seven years to join a children's centre in M ...

Super executive leaves for Mozambique

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
Club Plus Super chief operating officer Phil Grindley is leaving the industry fund after seven years to join a children's centre in Mozambique. Grindley announced the move on Monday and said he would be moving with his wife and two children to serve ...

Lift Janet lift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... back in December 2013 - he would have seen the strong monthly prints of the previous months back then, topped by November's plus 7 reading. The LMCI's positive and lagged correlation with core inflation give credence to arguments that US inflation would ...