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Alternatives drove Permal and EnTrust marriage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... alternatives. It's inexorable, whether it is US public plans or European insurance companies or Australian superannuation funds, the direction of travel is to increase alternatives - whether that's the hedge fund side or the less liquid side - the plan ...

Perpetual appoints new responsible entity chief

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... commercial acumen will make him an important asset to the business," said Perpetual Corporate Trust general manager, managed funds services Andrew Cannane. "Our independent RE services continue to experience strong demand and I am delighted Hugh will ...

Active managers need new measurement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... or bad trading makes to a portfolio. Over the long term, this should improve investment outcomes." The study found growth funds generated higher capital gains relative to the benchmark via short-term trading, offsetting their lower dividend yields. By ...

AMP Capital appoints multi-asset portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... diversified strategies team. Beesley will be responsible for developing and managing AMP Capital's new range of retirement funds, which will be launched this year. He will also assume responsibility for a number of liability-driven investments and report ...

Norwegian fund reviews ESG approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds has updated its investment expectations on human and children's rights, water management and climate change. Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, which manages about US$804 billion, recently released its ...

New standards for member engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... Results from the Investment Trends 2015 Member Engagement Report were drawn from a desk survey of Australia's 44 largest super funds and their member services between October and December 2015. The survey also found that regulatory change, digital technology ...

Perpetual launches wholesale global equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... investment decision making process of this fund. This is why we have created the fund - to minimise the impact on investors' funds from any adverse movements in currency."

GBST extends $8bn IFA partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... retaining all data, including enquiries in train, has certainly helped contribute to the positive growth levels of customers and funds under management. Opportunities have certainly been capitalised." GBST also recently announced itself as the first ...

Those who want a job can get a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... "The Committee continues to anticipate that conditions will likely warrant maintaining "the current range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends, especially if projected inflation continues to run below ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... the government is considering freezing scheduled increases to the super guarantee (SG). The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the move would not only reduce retirement incomes of the majority of older Australians, but also ...