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Industry fund dips toes in private equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... its US and Aussie equities exposures because it believes valuations are over-heated by artificially low interest rates. Its bond option is now the top performer on SelectingSuper personal super performance tables to March 13, with a 6.5% return over ...

Pension fund giant cuts BHP

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
BHP Group is among several companies a $106 billion international pension fund has excluded from its investment universe as it aims to rid its portfolio of coal. Norway's Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) took the decision to divest almost $520,000 ...

Morningstar director joins BondAdviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
A Morningstar director has joined BondAdviser as the firm plans to build out its investment management capability. BondAdviser confirmed John Likos has joined as director of investment management. Most recently director of equity and credit research ...

Super fund awards $100m debt mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
Brandywine Global has won a $100 million debt mandate from a $12 billion industry superannuation fund. LGIAsuper appointed the Legg Mason affiliate to manage an emerging market debt portfolio via the Brandywine Global Sovereign Credit Fund. Launched ...

Colonial First State removes funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... weak investor appetite. The removed funds include Acadian Global Managed Volatility Equity, Franklin Templeton MultiSector Bond, Milliman Managed Risk Australian Share and Global Share and RealIndex Emerging Markets. Stewart Investors Worldwide Sustainability ...

Tribeca partners for new fund, hires lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
The Sydney boutique has partnered with an advisory firm to launch a new fund that will invest in Asian credit. The Tribeca Vanda Asian Credit Fund will be managed by John Stover who joins from global multi-strategy hedge fund Farallon Capital. The fund ...

Chief economist update: China is back on track

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... this year from 2.6% in 2018; CNY2.0 trillion tax cuts; a 3% cut in the top bracket VAT rate; raised local government special bond issuance to CNY2.15 trillion from CNY1.3 trillion in 2018 to aid infrastructure investment as well as signalling further ...

Chief economist update: China and the spring in its step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... this year from 2.6% in 2018; CNY2.0 trillion tax cuts; a 3% cut in the top bracket VAT rate; raised local government special bond issuance to CNY2.15 trillion from CNY1.3 trillion in 2018 to aid infrastructure investment as well as signalling further ...

J.P. Morgan still the top custodian

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... Street ($447 billion), Northern Trust ($403 billion), HSBC ($180 billion), RBC Investor and Treasury Services ($106 billion), Bond Street ($98 billion), Ausmaq ($53 billion), BNY Mellon ($24 billion) and Netwealth ($19 billion). Custodians usually charge ...

Super funds hungry for global stocks, alternatives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
The lion's share of the institutional mandates awarded in Australia last year went to international equities and alternatives manager, the latest Rainmaker Mandate Chaser report shows. Not-for-profit superannuation funds and investment managers handed ...